Species: Cyzicus setosa
Bristletail Clam Shrimp
Species
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Classification
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Crustacea
Class
Branchiopoda
Order
Spinicaudata
Family
Cyzicidae
Genus
Cyzicus
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Classification
Other Global Common Names
Setose Clam Shrimp
Informal Taxonomy
Animals, Invertebrates - Crustaceans - Fairy, Clam, and Tadpole Shrimps
Formal Taxonomy
Animalia - Crustacea - Branchiopoda - Spinicaudata - Cyzicidae - Cyzicus - . The taxonomy of this genus is confused and in desperate need of revision. This species may not be valid.
Ecology and Life History
Habitat Type Description
Freshwater
Migration
false - false - false
Non-migrant
false
Locally Migrant
false
Conservation Status
NatureServe Global Status Rank
G5Q
Global Status Last Reviewed
2008-10-08
Global Status Last Changed
2000-06-21
Distribution
Conservation Status Map
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Global Range
FG - 20,000-2,500,000 square km (about 8000-1,000,000 square miles) - FG - It occurs throughout arid and semiarid portions of western North America and the Great Plains.
Global Range Code
FG
Global Range Description
20,000-2,500,000 square km (about 8000-1,000,000 square miles)