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

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Triops cancriformis (Apus, Tadpole Shrimp)
Family	TRIOPSIDAE (apuses)
Order	NOTOSTRACA (ORDER) (an order of crustaceans)
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)

Triops cancriformis is also a member of:
Invertebrates - Invertebrates (via Arthropoda)

Identification Works

	Author	Year	Title	Source
	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:

TRIOPSIDAE
(apuses)

CRUSTACEA
(crustaceans)

ARTHROPODA
(arthropods)

ANIMALIA
(animals)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

NBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Triops cancriformis (Apus, Tadpole Shrimp)

BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Triops cancriformis (Apus, Tadpole Shrimp)

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Taxonomic hierarchy:

Triops cancriformis is also a member of:

Identification Works

BioImages - Virtual Field-Guide (UK)