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Triops

Branchiopoda - Notostraca - Triopsidae

Taxonomy
Triops was named by Shrank (1803). It is extant. It is the type genus of Triopsidae.

It was assigned to Triopsidae by Keilhack (1909); and to Notostraca by Martin and Davis (2001).

Synonyms
  • Apus was named by Schaeffer (1758). It is extant.

    It was replaced with Triops by Gall (1971).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1758Apus Schaeffer
1803Triops Shrank
1909Triops Keilhack
2001Triops Martin and Davis p. 58

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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

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.

G. Triops Shrank 1803
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Triops cancriformis Schaeffer 1758
†Triops ornatus Goldenberg 1870
Invalid names: Apus Schaeffer 1758 [replaced]
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

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Stephanian to the top of the Aegean or 306.95000 to 242.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 298.9 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Stephanian306.95 - 298.9Germany T. ornatus (138379)
Aegean247.2 - 242.0France (Moselle) T. cancriformis (206487 206490)
Aegean247.2 - 242.0France (Bas-Rhin) T. cancriformis (203355)