"Conchostraca"

(clam shrimp)

Species reported
          from Texas:

Eulimnadia antlei

Eulimnadia cylindrova

Eulimnadia diversa

Eulimnadia inflecta

Eulimnadia texana

[1967 Sissom]

notes:

* generally found in ephenmeral ponds and rarely found in ponds after a predator population develops (Sissom 1967)

* life history lasts 5-10 days; typical nauplii larvae hatch from eggs (Sissom 1967)

*most distinctive feature of the genus is the shape of the rostrum (Sissom 1967)