Lioestheria ovata Lea 1856 (clam shrimp)

Branchiopoda - Diplostraca - Lioestheriidae

Alternative combinations: Estheria ovata, Posidonia ovata

Belongs to Lioestheria according to J.D. Morton et al. 2017

See also Murray 1938

Sister taxa: Lioestheria carinacurvata, Lioestheria monticula

Ecology: slow-moving nektobenthic suspension feeder-detritivore

Distribution: found only at Lowe's Grove, State Highway 54 ( of North Carolina)

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