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Tadpole shrimp

Triops cancriformis

55Records since 2000
SeptemberPeak month
1Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb1
Mar0
Apr0
May0
Jun0
Jul0
Aug0
Sep54
Oct0
Nov0
Dec0

GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Dumfries and Galloway Scotland55

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 1 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
55
Peak month
September
Counties with records
1
Scientific name
Triops cancriformis
Group
Crustaceans
Most recorded in
Dumfries and Galloway
Conservation designations
Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, GB Red List (pre-1994 criteria), Biodiversity List – England, UK BAP priority species, Scottish Biodiversity List
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Branchiopoda
Order
Notostraca
Family
Triopsidae
Genus
Triops
Name with authority
Triops cancriformis (Bosc, 1801)
Described
1801

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q132808 · GBIF 2235058