Corophium volutator (Pallas, 1766)
(a mud-shrimp)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesCorophium volutator (a mud-shrimp)
GenusCorophium (mud-shrimps)
TribeCorophiini (a tribe of crustaceans)
SubfamilyCOROPHIINAE (a subfamily of crustaceans)
FamilyCOROPHIIDAE (mud-shrimps)
SuperfamilyCOROPHIOIDEA (a superfamily of crustaceans)
ParvorderCorophiidira (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)
Records of Corophium volutator (a mud-shrimp) :
1: Corophium volutator (a mud-shrimp)
20 Jan 2011 OSGR: SY67 50° 30’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
on very sheltered sandy beach, exposed at low tide
Image 1: Burrows - very sheltered sandy beach exposed at low waterImage 2: Burrows - very sheltered sandy beach exposed at low water (2)Image 3: Burrows - very sheltered sandy beach exposed at low water (3)Image 4: Antennae - magnifiedImage 5: Body - magnifiedImage 6: Cephalothorax and antennal bases - magnifiedImage 7: Dorsal view - highly enlargedImage 8: Dorsal view - highly enlarged (2)Image 9: Dorsal view - highly enlarged (3)Image 10: Dorsal view - highly enlarged (4)Image 11: Dorsal view - highly enlarged (5)Image 12: Dorsal view - highly enlarged (6)Image 13: Dorsal view - highly enlarged (7)Image 14: Dorsal view - highly enlarged (8)Image 15: Dorsal view - highly enlarged (9)Image 16: Dorsal view - highly enlarged (10)Image 17: Dorsal view - highly enlarged (11)Image 18: Dorsal view - highly enlarged (12)Image 19: Dorsal view - highly enlarged (13)Image 20: Lateral view - highly enlargedImage 21: Lateral view - highly enlarged (2)Image 22: Latero-dorsal view - highly enlargedImage 23: Tail end - magnifiedImage 24: Ventral view - highly enlargedImage 25: Ventral view - highly enlarged (2)Image 26: Ventral view - highly enlarged (3)Image 27: Antenna 2 - segment 2 - dorsal view - magnifiedImage 28: Antenna 2 - segment 2 - dorsal view - magnified (2)Image 29: Antenna 2 - segment 3 - dorsal view - magnifiedImage 30: Antennal bases - dorsal view - magnifiedImage 31: Antennal bases - dorsal view - magnified (2)Image 32: Carapace - dorsal view - magnifiedImage 33: Cephalothorax - dorsal view - magnifiedImage 34: Posterior end - dorsal view - magnifiedImage 35: Tail end - dorso-lateral view - magnifiedImage 36: Tail end - dorso-lateral view - magnified (2)Image 37: Tail end - magnifiedImage 38: Tail end - magnified (2)Image 39: Tail end - magnified (3)Image 40: Tail end - magnified (4)

Corophium volutator (a mud-shrimp) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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