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Chirocephalus shadini

Status not recordedcrustaceans

Chirocephalus shadini is a species in the family Chirocephalidae, order Anostraca.

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Quick facts about Chirocephalus shadini

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does Chirocephalus shadini live?

Not recorded

Is Chirocephalus shadini endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is Chirocephalus shadini classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classBranchiopoda
  4. orderAnostraca
  5. familyChirocephalidae
  6. genusChirocephalus
  7. SpeciesChirocephalus shadini (Smirnov, 1928)

Synonyms Pristicephalus hungaricus, Pristicephalus hungaricus warsoviensis, Pristicephalus josephinae shadini, Pristicephalus josephinae var. shadini

Other names and names in other languages (3)
  • Grüner FeenkrebsGerman
  • Пристицефал ЖадинаRussian
  • žiabronôžka jarnáSlovak

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Chirocephalus shadini

Other species in the same genus Chirocephalus.

Fairy shrimp

Chirocephalus diaphanus

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is Chirocephalus shadini?

Chirocephalus shadini (Chirocephalus shadini) belongs to the family Chirocephalidae in the order Anostraca.

Sources and how to cite this page

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Chirocephalus shadini (Chirocephalus shadini). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/chirocephalus-shadini

MLA

“Chirocephalus shadini (Chirocephalus shadini).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/chirocephalus-shadini.

BibTeX
@misc{chirocephalus_shadini_2026,
  title = {Chirocephalus shadini (Chirocephalus shadini)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/chirocephalus-shadini},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}