Name
Conchostraca
clam shrimp
Framing
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Branchiopoda
Order: Diplostraca
Suborder: Conchostraca
Habitat
Aquatic, benthic (temporary freshwater ponds and lagoons)
Feeding
Filter feeder, limnivore, microphage (filters algae and organic matter particles)
Distribution
Cosmopolitan
Conservation status
Not evaluated
Additional information
The Conchostracea are currently divided into two orders: Spinicaudata and Laevicaudata (not present in the Iberian fauna)
Additional information
Bibliography
- Alonso, M. (1996). Crustacea Branchiopoda. Fauna Ibérica Vol. 7. MNCN-CSIC, Madrid. (Disponible en Biblioteca de la Facultad de Ciencias)
- García-de-Lomas, J., Sala, J., & Alonso, M. (2015). Clase Branchiopoda - Orden Spinicaudata. Revista IDE@-SEA, 68, 1-11. Accesible en: http://sea-entomologia.org/IDE@/revista_68.pdf
- Olesen, J. (1998). A phylogenetic analysis of the Conchostraca and Cladocera (Crustacea, Branchiopoda, Diplostraca). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 122, 491-536. https://doi.org/10.1006/zjls.1996.0096