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Taxonomy of Suborder Onychocaudata Olesen & Richter, 2013
clam shrimps, water fleas


Class
 		Branchiopoda
Latreille, 1817
Branchiopods, Brine shrimps, Daphnia, Phyllopods		78
676
4018		Families
Genera
Species

Subclass
 		Phyllopoda
Preuss, 1951
59
364
3246		Families
Genera
Species

Order
 		Diplostraca
Gerstaecker, 1866
Clam shrimp, Clam Shrimps & Waterfleas, Water fleas		58
348
3102		Families
Genera
Species

Suborder
 		Onychocaudata
Olesen & Richter, 2013
Clam shrimps, Water fleas		13
185
2192		Families
Genera
Species
Subnodes of Onychocaudata Olesen & Richter, 2013
InfraorderCladoceromorpha
O.F. Müller, 1785
Cladocerans, Cyclestherians, Water fleas		13
185
2192		Families
Genera
Species

Synonyms

Native, vernacular names and spellings of Onychocaudata
EnglishClam shrimps, Water fleas


Distribution and Species lists of Onychocaudata Olesen & Richter, 2013
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Albania
3 Families  3 Genera  3 SpeciesAlgeria
4 Families  6 Genera  7 SpeciesArgentina
6 Families  19 Genera  39 SpeciesArmenia
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesAustralia
9 Families  65 Genera  239 SpeciesAustria
5 Families  13 Genera  26 SpeciesAzerbaijan
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesBangladesh
3 Families  4 Genera  4 SpeciesBelarus
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesBelgium
11 Families  41 Genera  92 SpeciesBelize
3 Families  3 Genera  3 SpeciesBenin
1 Family  1 Genus  0 SpeciesBolivia
6 Families  13 Genera  15 SpeciesBosnia and Herzegovina
2 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesBotswana
7 Families  13 Genera  15 SpeciesBrazil
10 Families  56 Genera  152 SpeciesBulgaria
4 Families  7 Genera  14 SpeciesCambodia
1 Family  1 Genus  0 SpeciesCameroon
1 Families  2 Genera  3 SpeciesCanada
12 Families  53 Genera  155 SpeciesCape Verde
3 Families  3 Genera  3 SpeciesChad
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesChile
4 Families  7 Genera  6 SpeciesChina
9 Families  29 Genera  65 SpeciesColombia
7 Families  10 Genera  11 SpeciesCosta Rica
4 Families  5 Genera  5 SpeciesCroatia
3 Families  3 Genera  4 SpeciesCuba
6 Families  9 Genera  13 SpeciesCyprus
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesCzech Republic
8 Families  14 Genera  34 SpeciesDemocratic Republic of the Congo
4 Families  9 Genera  10 SpeciesDenmark
12 Families  50 Genera  127 SpeciesEcuador
4 Families  13 Genera  12 SpeciesEgypt
6 Families  9 Genera  12 SpeciesEl Salvador
3 Families  4 Genera  4 SpeciesEstonia
6 Families  10 Genera  11 SpeciesEthiopia
4 Families  5 Genera  7 SpeciesFiji
2 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesFinland
12 Families  50 Genera  110 SpeciesFrance
13 Families  39 Genera  88 SpeciesGabon
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesGermany
12 Families  51 Genera  159 SpeciesGhana
3 Families  5 Genera  4 SpeciesGreece
7 Families  17 Genera  24 SpeciesGuatemala
5 Families  7 Genera  8 SpeciesHaiti
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesHungary
4 Families  4 Genera  5 SpeciesIceland
6 Families  12 Genera  14 SpeciesIndia
9 Families  24 Genera  44 SpeciesIndonesia
8 Families  13 Genera  17 SpeciesIran
3 Families  3 Genera  4 SpeciesIraq
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesIreland
11 Families  37 Genera  68 SpeciesIsrael
5 Families  11 Genera  14 SpeciesItaly
12 Families  52 Genera  131 SpeciesJamaica
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesJapan
5 Families  13 Genera  28 SpeciesKazakhstan
2 Families  2 Genera  4 SpeciesKenya
5 Families  15 Genera  23 SpeciesLaos
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesLatvia
2 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesLesotho
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesLibya
3 Families  4 Genera  7 SpeciesLithuania
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesLuxembourg
3 Families  4 Genera  6 SpeciesMadagascar
2 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesMalawi
2 Families  4 Genera  8 SpeciesMalaysia
2 Families  3 Genera  5 SpeciesMalta
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesMauritius
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesMexico
9 Families  50 Genera  165 SpeciesMicronesia
5 Families  7 Genera  8 SpeciesMongolia
6 Families  11 Genera  23 SpeciesMontenegro
1 Family  1 Genus  2 SpeciesMozambique
6 Families  8 Genera  4 SpeciesNamibia
3 Families  5 Genera  5 SpeciesNepal
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesNetherlands
12 Families  44 Genera  97 SpeciesNew Zealand
6 Families  18 Genera  33 SpeciesNicaragua
6 Families  9 Genera  17 SpeciesNiger
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesNigeria
4 Families  6 Genera  7 SpeciesNorway
13 Families  85 Genera  358 SpeciesPakistan
4 Families  4 Genera  6 SpeciesPalestine
3 Families  6 Genera  7 SpeciesPanama
4 Families  4 Genera  2 SpeciesPapua New Guinea
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesParaguay
2 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesPeru
3 Families  7 Genera  10 SpeciesPhilippines
8 Families  14 Genera  18 SpeciesPoland
8 Families  10 Genera  17 SpeciesPortugal
7 Families  15 Genera  20 SpeciesRepublic South Africa
8 Families  37 Genera  99 SpeciesRomania
4 Families  4 Genera  4 SpeciesRussia
12 Families  51 Genera  110 SpeciesRwanda
6 Families  11 Genera  12 SpeciesSaint Vincent and the Grenadines
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesSeychelles
5 Families  6 Genera  6 SpeciesSingapore
4 Families  4 Genera  4 SpeciesSlovakia
4 Families  5 Genera  9 SpeciesSlovenia
2 Families  3 Genera  4 SpeciesSouth Korea
5 Families  9 Genera  8 SpeciesSpain
9 Families  31 Genera  76 SpeciesSri Lanka
7 Families  10 Genera  12 SpeciesSudan
4 Families  4 Genera  4 SpeciesSuriname
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesSweden
12 Families  60 Genera  163 SpeciesSwitzerland
5 Families  8 Genera  12 SpeciesSyria
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesTaiwan
4 Families  19 Genera  26 SpeciesTajikistan
1 Family  1 Genus  2 SpeciesTanzania
4 Families  7 Genera  7 SpeciesThailand
3 Families  6 Genera  6 SpeciesTunisia
5 Families  11 Genera  13 SpeciesTurkey
8 Families  15 Genera  21 SpeciesUganda
8 Families  22 Genera  36 SpeciesUkraine
6 Families  8 Genera  12 SpeciesUnited Kingdom
12 Families  52 Genera  139 SpeciesUruguay
1 Family  1 Genus  0 SpeciesUSA
13 Families  60 Genera  222 SpeciesUzbekistan
1 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesVenezuela
5 Families  8 Genera  7 SpeciesVietnam
3 Families  5 Genera  5 SpeciesYemen
1 Families  2 Genera  3 SpeciesZambia
3 Families  5 Genera  4 SpeciesZimbabwe
5 Families  8 Genera  7 Species


Distribution on islands
Azores
6 Families  11 Genera  13 SpeciesCapricorn Group
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesHebrides
1 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesIslands of Chile
6 Families  8 Genera  8 SpeciesMacaronesia
7 Families  16 Genera  19 SpeciesNorthern Isles
6 Families  8 Genera  7 SpeciesOrkney Islands
1 Family  1 Genus  0 SpeciesOuter Hebrides
1 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesShetland Islands
5 Families  7 Genera  7 SpeciesSouth Orkney Islands
1 Families  2 Genera  2 Species


Found in fossile formations
Green River Formation
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesRott Formation
1 Family  1 Genus  1 Species


Links, sources and further information
Onychocaudata at itis.gov