Triops vicentinus

Triops vincentinus is a species of freshwater crustacean tadpole shrimps.

Triops vicentinus
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T. vicentinus
Binomial name
Triops vicentinus
Korn, Machado, Cristo & Cancela da Fonseca, 2010

It is endemic to Portugal, and only found within the Faro District.[1]

It diverged from Triops cancriformis about 180 million years ago during the Middle Jurassic Epoch.

References

  1. Quinta, Luís. "O resistente da costa vicentina". National Geographic Portugal. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
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