Leptostracans

Leptostraca Claus 1880

Leptostraca (Leptostracans) is an order of typical crustaceans. There are 63 species of Leptostracans, in 12 genera and 4 families.

EOL has data for 6 attributes, including:

known marine species
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/DescribedAcceptedSpecies
- Definition: number of currently described and taxonomically accepted marine species in this clade (Appeltans et al. 2012. The Magnitude of Global Marine Species Diversity. Current Biology 22, 2189–2202. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2012.09.036)
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undescribed marine species present in museum collections
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/UndescribedSpeciesInMuseumCollections
- Definition: "marine species in this clade which are currently represented in specimen collections (estimate) (Appeltans et al. 2012. The Magnitude of Global Marine Species Diversity. Current Biology 22, 2189–2202. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2012.09.036)"
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50

Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of leptostracans. View this species on GBIF

The environments in which many leptostracans species are known to live. Select an environment to see its leptostracans species checklist.

The environments in which many leptostracans species are known to live. Select an environment to see its leptostracans species checklist.