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  Family Lynceidae

Genus Lynceus

    Species L. brachyurus -- Wisconsin!
    Species L. brevifrons -- North America.
    Species L. gracilicornis -- North America.
    Species L. mucronatus -- North America.
    Species L. aequatorialis
    Species L. rotundirostris
    Species L. tropicus

Taxon Information

The Genus Lynceus has been reported (or is assumed) to occur in fresh waters. This taxon has been reported from Wisconsin.

(These statements were generated automatically from the WInvertebrates database.)

Literature Records

• Lynceus, 4 species of which 1 is widespread and common [North America] (Smith, 2001).
• Lynceus, [North Central United States] (Underhill et al., 1982).
• Lynceus, [North America] (Mattox, 1959).

Bibliography

• Smith, D.G. 2001. Phyllopodous Branchiopoda (fairy, tadpole, and clam shrimps). Pennak's Freshwater Invertebrates of the United States, 4th edition: 427-452.
• Underhill, J.C., W.D. Schmid & D.E. Gilbertson. 1982. Taxonomic Keys to the Common Animals of the North Central States, exclusive of the parasitic worms, terrestrial insects, and birds, 4th edition. 205 pp.
• Mattox, N.T. 1959. Conchostraca. [in] W.T. Edmondson (ed.). Ward & Whipple Fresh-Water Biology, 2nd edition: 577-586.

Web Pages

• Integrated Taxonomic Information System
• NatureServe Explorer
• World Register of Marine Species