Civifractura is a monotypic genus of deep sea amphipods in the family, Alicellidae, first described in 2020 by Johanna Weston, Rachael Peart, and Alan Jamieson, which consists of the species Civifractura serendipia.[1] The species epithet, serendipia, refers to its serendipitous discovery.[2] This species was found at a depth of 4932 m in the Wallaby-Zenith fracture zone of the Indian Ocean.