Species: Lepidurus cryptus
Cryptic Tadpole Shrimp
Species
Encyclopedia of Puget Sound
Classification
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Crustacea
Class
Branchiopoda
Order
Notostraca
Family
Triopsidae
Genus
Lepidurus
NatureServe
Classification
Informal Taxonomy
Animals, Invertebrates - Crustaceans - Fairy, Clam, and Tadpole Shrimps
Formal Taxonomy
Animalia - Crustacea - Branchiopoda - Notostraca - Triopsidae - Lepidurus - but is genetically distinct (see Rogers, 2001).
Ecology and Life History
Habitat Type Description
Freshwater
Migration
false - false - false
Non-migrant
false
Locally Migrant
false
Conservation Status
NatureServe Global Status Rank
G3
Global Status Last Reviewed
2008-10-08
Global Status Last Changed
2008-03-26
Distribution
Conservation Status Map
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Global Range
E - 5000-20,000 square km (about 2000-8000 square miles) - E - This species occurs in the intermountain regions of northeastern California to southeastern Washington (Rogers, 2001).
Global Range Code
E
Global Range Description
5000-20,000 square km (about 2000-8000 square miles)