Species: Lynceus brachyurus
Holarctic Clam Shrimp
Species
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Classification
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Crustacea
Class
Branchiopoda
Order
Laevicaudata
Family
Lynceidae
Genus
Lynceus
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Classification
Other Global Common Names
Common Lynceus
Informal Taxonomy
Animals, Invertebrates - Crustaceans - Fairy, Clam, and Tadpole Shrimps
Formal Taxonomy
Animalia - Crustacea - Branchiopoda - Laevicaudata - Lynceidae - Lynceus
Ecology and Life History
Habitat Type Description
Freshwater
Migration
false - false - false
Non-migrant
false
Locally Migrant
false
Conservation Status
NatureServe Global Status Rank
G5
Global Status Last Reviewed
2008-10-08
Global Status Last Changed
2000-06-21
Distribution
Conservation Status Map
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Global Range
H - >2,500,000 square km (greater than 1,000,000 square miles) - H - Widespread across North America, Greenland and Eurasia. In Canada it is found throughout the west, and across the southern half of the nation, in the USA it occurrs throughout the west, except in the Chihuahuan Desert and the southeastern states.
Global Range Code
H
Global Range Description
>2,500,000 square km (greater than 1,000,000 square miles)