Echinogammarus marinus (Leach, 1815)
(a sand shrimp)

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Echinogammarus marinus (a sand shrimp)
Genus	Echinogammarus (a genus of crustaceans)
Family	GAMMARIDAE (freshwater and sand shrimps)
Superfamily	GAMMAROIDEA (a superfamily of crustaceans)
Parvorder	Gammaridira (a parvorder of crustaceans)
Infraorder	Gammarida (an infraorder of crustaceans)
Suborder	SENTICAUDATA (a suborder of crustaceans)
Order	AMPHIPODA (freshwater shrimps, sand hoppers and other amphipods)
Superorder	PERACARIDA (amphipods, woodlice, cumaceans etc.)
Subclass	EUMALACOSTRACA (a subclass of crustaceans)
Class	MALACOSTRACA (crabs, lobsters, shrimps, prawns, woodlice etc.)
Subphylum	CRUSTACEA (crustaceans)
Phylum	ARTHROPODA (arthropods)
Superphylum	ECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
Clade	Bilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
Subkingdom	EUMETAZOA (metazoans)
Kingdom	ANIMALIA (animals)
Domain	Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
Life	BIOTA (living things)

Echinogammarus marinus is also a member of:
Invertebrates - Invertebrates (via Arthropoda)

Records of Echinogammarus marinus (a sand shrimp) :
1: Echinogammarus marinus (a sand shrimp)
17 Mar 2011	OSGR: SY77	50° 30’ N, 2° 20’ W	Vice County: Dorset (VC 9)	England
in tandem, under rock

Echinogammarus marinus (a sand shrimp) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

GAMMARIDAE
(freshwater and sand shrimps)

AMPHIPODA
(freshwater shrimps, sand hoppers and other amphipods)

MALACOSTRACA
(crabs, lobsters, shrimps, prawns, woodlice etc.)

CRUSTACEA
(crustaceans)

ARTHROPODA
(arthropods)

ANIMALIA
(animals)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

NBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Echinogammarus marinus (a sand shrimp)

BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Echinogammarus marinus (a sand shrimp)

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Taxonomic hierarchy:

Echinogammarus marinus is also a member of:

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