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Tusked Sprawler

Anthopotamus verticis (Say, 1839)

Status not recordedinsects

The tusked sprawler (Anthopotamus verticis) is a species in the family Potamanthidae, order Ephemeroptera.

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Quick facts about the tusked sprawler

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 tusked sprawler live?

Not recorded

Is the tusked sprawler 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 tusked sprawler classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderEphemeroptera
  5. familyPotamanthidae
  6. genusAnthopotamus
  7. SpeciesAnthopotamus verticis (Say, 1839)

Synonyms Anthopotamus diaphanus, Anthopotamus walkeri, Baetis verticis, Ecdyurus verticis, Ephemera flaveola, Heptagenia verticis, Potamanthus betteni, Potamanthus diaphanus, Potamanthus flaveola, Potamanthus verticis, Potamanthus walkeri

Other names and names in other languages (1)
  • Walker's tusked SprawlerEnglish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the tusked sprawler

Other species in the same genus Anthopotamus.

Golden drake

Anthopotamus distinctus

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the tusked sprawler?

The tusked sprawler (Anthopotamus verticis) belongs to the family Potamanthidae in the order Ephemeroptera.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Tusked Sprawler (Anthopotamus verticis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/tusked-sprawler

MLA

“Tusked Sprawler (Anthopotamus verticis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/tusked-sprawler.

BibTeX
@misc{tusked_sprawler_2026,
  title = {Tusked Sprawler (Anthopotamus verticis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/tusked-sprawler},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}