Triops cancriformis (Bosc, 1801)
(Apus, Tadpole Shrimp)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesTriops cancriformis (Apus, Tadpole Shrimp)
FamilyTRIOPSIDAE (apuses)
OrderNOTOSTRACA (apuses)
ClassBRANCHIOPODA (branchiopods)
SubphylumCRUSTACEA (crustaceans)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Gledhill, T. & Wallace, I. 2010 Module 9: advanced identification of miscellaneous taxa including Crustacea https://www.fba.org.uk/identification-freshwater-invertebrates-species-level-distance-learning-course

Triops cancriformis (Apus, Tadpole Shrimp) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Triops cancriformis (Apus, Tadpole Shrimp)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Triops cancriformis (Apus, Tadpole Shrimp)
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