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Shield shrimp

Triops vicentinus Korn, Machado, Cristo & Cancela da Fonseca, 2010

Status not recordedcrustaceans

The shield shrimp (Triops vicentinus) is a species in the family Triopsidae, order Notostraca.

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Quick facts about the shield shrimp

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 the shield shrimp live?

Not recorded

Is the shield 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 shield shrimp classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classBranchiopoda
  4. orderNotostraca
  5. familyTriopsidae
  6. genusTriops
  7. SpeciesTriops vicentinus Korn, Machado, Cristo & Cancela da Fonseca, 2010
Other names and names in other languages (6)
  • Tadpole shrimpEnglish
  • Vicentine tadpole shrimpEnglish
  • TortuguetesCatalan
  • TriopsSpanish
  • Camarão girinoPortuguese
  • Camarão-girino-VicentinoPortuguese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the shield shrimp

Other species in the same genus Triops.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the shield shrimp?

The shield shrimp (Triops vicentinus) belongs to the family Triopsidae in the order Notostraca.

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Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Shield shrimp (Triops vicentinus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/triops-vicentinus

MLA

“Shield shrimp (Triops vicentinus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/triops-vicentinus.

BibTeX
@misc{triops_vicentinus_2026,
  title = {Shield shrimp (Triops vicentinus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/triops-vicentinus},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}