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Triops cancriformis

Branchiopoda - Notostraca - Triopsidae

Taxonomy
Apus cancriformis was named by Schaeffer (1758). It is extant.

It was recombined as Triops cancriformis by Gall (1971) and Geyer et al. (2024).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1758Apus cancriformis Schaeffer
1971Triops cancriformis Gall
2024Triops cancriformis Geyer et al. p. 8

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Ecdysozoa
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
—Deuteropoda
—Mandibulata
—PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
RankNameAuthor
—AltocrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
superclassAllotriocarida
—Athalassocarida
classBranchiopodaLatreille 1817
subclassPhyllopoda
superorderCalmanostracaTasch 1969
orderNotostracaSars 1867
familyTriopsidae
genusTriopsShrank 1803
speciescancriformis(Schaeffer 1758)

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Triops cancriformis Schaeffer 1758
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Environment: marine, brackish, freshwaterc
Locomotion: slow-movingc
Life habit: nektobenthicc
Diet: suspension feederc
Diet 2: detritivorec
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2009-07-21 10:04:49
Modified: 2010-02-04 14:45:55
Source: c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available