- Triops cancriformis
Taxobox
name = Triops cancriformis
image_width = 250px
status = EN
status_system = iucn3.1
regnum =Animal ia
phylum =Arthropod a
subphylum = Crustacea
classis =Branchiopoda
ordo =Notostraca "'
familia = Triopsidae
genus="Triops "
species="T. cancriformis
binomial = "Triops cancriformis"
binomial_authority =
range_
range_map_width = 250px
range_map_caption = The range of "Triops cancriformis""Triops cancriformis", or Horseshoe crab (not to be confused with
horseshoe crab s), is anendangered species of tadpole shrimp found inEurope , the species is consideredendangered in theUnited Kingdom and in many other European countries [http://www.arkive.org/species/ARK/invertebrates_terrestrial_and_freshwater/Triops_cancriformis/more_info.html] , in captivity they commonly grow up to 6cm however in the wild they can achieve sizes of 11cm [http://www.arkive.org/species/ARK/invertebrates_terrestrial_and_freshwater/Triops_cancriformis/more_info.html] .
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