CrustaceaShield Shrimp

The Subphylum Crustacea form a large, diverse arthropod taxon which includes creatures such as barnacles, crabs, crayfish, krill, lobsters, prawns, shrimps, and woodlice.

Such is the changing field of studies on this subphylum, with new discoveries and research, there are often changes to the classification.

Did you know that some crustaceans are more closely related to insects and other hexapods than they are to certain other crustaceans.

Shield Shrimp (Triops australiensis), Palm Valley
Shield Shrimp (Triops australiensis), Palm Valley NT
Purple Rock Crab (Leptograpsus variegatus), Dee Why, Northern Beaches NSW
Purple Rock Crab (Leptograpsus variegatus), Dee Why, Northern Beaches NSW
  • Scientific classification
  • Kingdom: Animalia
  • Phylum: Arthropoda
  • Subphylum: Crustacea
  • Class:
    • Branchiopoda, Latreille, 1817
    • Cephalocarida
    • Malacostraca, Latreille, 1802
    • Maxillopoda
    • Maxilopoda
    • Ostracoda, Latreille, 1802
    • Remipedia, Yager, 1981
Male and female Clam Shrimps (Paralimnadia urukhai), Granite Belt QLD © Marc Newman
Male and female (with eggs) Clam Shrimps (Paralimnadia urukhai), Granite Belt QLD © Marc Newman

CrustaceaShield Shrimp

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