Caprella linearis (Linnaeus, 1767)
(a skeleton shrimp)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesCaprella linearis (a skeleton shrimp)
GenusCaprella (skeleton shrimps)
SubfamilyCAPRELLINAE (a subfamily of crustaceans)
FamilyCAPRELLIDAE (a family of skeleton shrimps)
SuperfamilyCAPRELLOIDEA (a superfamily of crustaceans)
ParvorderCaprellidira (a parvorder of crustaceans)
InfraorderCorophiida (an infraorder of crustaceans)
SuborderSENTICAUDATA (a suborder of crustaceans)
OrderAMPHIPODA (freshwater shrimps, sand hoppers and other amphipods)
SuperorderPERACARIDA (amphipods, woodlice, cumaceans etc.)
SubclassEUMALACOSTRACA (a subclass of crustaceans)
ClassMALACOSTRACA (crabs, lobsters, shrimps, prawns, woodlice etc.)
SubphylumCRUSTACEA (crustaceans)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Guerra-García, J.M. 2002 Redescription of Caprella linearis (Linnaeus, 1767) and C. septentrionalis Kröyer, 1838 (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Caprellidea) from Scotland, with an ontogenetic comparison between the species and a study of the clinging behaviour Sarsia 87: 216-235.

Caprella linearis (a skeleton shrimp) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Caprella linearis (a skeleton shrimp)
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