Species: Cyzicus mexicanus

Mexican Clam Shrimp
Species
    Kingdom
    Animalia
    Phylum
    Crustacea
    Class

    Branchiopoda

    Order

    Spinicaudata

    Family

    Cyzicidae

    Genus

    Cyzicus

    Classification
    Informal Taxonomy
    Animals, Invertebrates - Crustaceans - Fairy, Clam, and Tadpole Shrimps
    Formal Taxonomy
    Animalia - Crustacea - Branchiopoda - Spinicaudata - Cyzicidae - Cyzicus - taxonomy of this genus is confused and in desperate need of revision.
    Habitat Type Description
    Freshwater
    Migration
    false - false - false
    Non-migrant
    false
    Locally Migrant
    false
    NatureServe Global Status Rank
    G5Q
    Global Status Last Reviewed
    2008-10-08
    Global Status Last Changed
    2000-06-21
    Conservation Status Map
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    Global Range
    G - 200,000-2,500,000 square km (about 80,000-1,000,000 square miles) - G - It is widespread through the Great Plains regions of Canada and the USA, south and west through the deserts into central Mexico.
    Global Range Code
    G
    Global Range Description
    200,000-2,500,000 square km (about 80,000-1,000,000 square miles)
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