| Triops vicentinus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Branchiopoda |
| Order: | Notostraca |
| Family: | Triopsidae |
| Genus: | Triops |
| Species: | T. vicentinus |
| Binomial name | |
| Triops vicentinus Korn, Machado, Cristo & Cancela da Fonseca, 2010 | |
Triops vincentinus is a species of freshwater crustacean tadpole shrimps.
It is endemic to Portugal, and only found within the Faro District.[1]
It diverged from Triops cancriformis about 180 million years ago during the Middle Jurassic Epoch.
References
- ↑ Quinta, Luís. "O resistente da costa vicentina". National Geographic Portugal. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
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