Bathyporeia elegans: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Bathyporeia elegans Bathyporeia elegans

Where the bathyporeia elegans lives – recorded in 8 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 17,173 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See crabs, lobsters & shrimps on the world map

Scientific name	Bathyporeia elegans
Group	Crabs, lobsters & shrimps
Found in	8 countries
Continents	Europe
Class	Crustacean
Order	Amphipoda
Family	Bathyporeiidae

Where does the bathyporeia elegans live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the bathyporeia elegans in 8 countries and territories across Europe.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

What kind of animal is the bathyporeia elegans?

The bathyporeia elegans (Bathyporeia elegans) is a crustacean in the order Amphipoda and the family Bathyporeiidae, genus Bathyporeia. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the bathyporeia elegans

Bathyporeia elegans is a species of amphipod crustacean in the genus Bathyporeia which occurs in the northeastern Atlantic Ocean. It is unpigmented, and grows up to 6 millimetres (0.24 in) long.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Bathyporeia elegans (revision 1292177204), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q2172340 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).