Lepidurus
Sign in to saveLepidurus is a genus of small crustaceans in the order Notostraca (tadpole shrimp). It is the larger of the two extant genera of the tadpole shrimps, the other being Triops. They are commonly found in vernal pools and survive dry periods with the help of long lasting resting eggs.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Lepidurus is referenced by 34 other articles, and connects out to Animalia, Carl Linnaeus and species.
It sits within the topics Branchiopoda genera, Notostraca and Taxa named by William Elford Leach.
Its subject is documented across 17 Wikipedia language editions.
Species
Genus
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassBranchiopoda
- OrderNotostraca
- FamilyTriopsidae
Habitatfreshwater
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 98
- With media
- 5
- Family
- Triopsidae
- Collections
- USNM, CASC, YPM, CAS, NMV, CMN
- Recorded in
- Canada, Mongolia, United States, Australia, Sweden
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Triopsidae
- Image
- LepidurusGlacialis.png
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- taxon rank
- genus
- taxon name
- Lepidurus
- Commons category
- Lepidurus
- topic's main category
- Category:Lepidurus
- taxon author citation
- Leach, 1819
- start time
- 298900000-
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Animalia
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Carl Linnaeus
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arthropod
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taxonomy
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Jurassic
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Cretaceous
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Wikispecies
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Crustacea
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Triassic
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Cambrian
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Devonian
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Permian
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Silurian
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Carboniferous
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Ordovician
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Precambrian
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