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Common clam shrimp

Eocyzicus digueti (Richard, 1895)

Status not recordedcrustaceans

The common clam shrimp (Eocyzicus digueti) is a species in the family Eocyzicidae, order Diplostraca.

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Quick facts about the common clam shrimp

Weight
Not recorded
Length
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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 the common clam shrimp live?

Not recorded

Is the common clam shrimp 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 the common clam shrimp classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classBranchiopoda
  4. orderDiplostraca
  5. familyEocyzicidae
  6. genusEocyzicus
  7. SpeciesEocyzicus digueti (Richard, 1895)

Synonyms Eocyzicus concava, Eocyzicus concavus, Eocyzicus vanhoeffeni, Estheria concava, Estheria digueti

Other names and names in other languages (1)
  • Straightbacked clam shrimpEnglish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the common clam shrimp

Other species in the same genus Eocyzicus.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the common clam shrimp?

The common clam shrimp (Eocyzicus digueti) belongs to the family Eocyzicidae in the order Diplostraca.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Common clam shrimp (Eocyzicus digueti). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/common-clam-shrimp

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BibTeX
@misc{common_clam_shrimp_2026,
  title = {Common clam shrimp (Eocyzicus digueti)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/common-clam-shrimp},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}