Gastrosaccus spinifer: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Gastrosaccus spinifer Gastrosaccus spinifer

Where the gastrosaccus spinifer 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 11,956 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See crabs, lobsters & shrimps on the world map

Scientific name	Gastrosaccus spinifer
Group	Crabs, lobsters & shrimps
Found in	8 countries
Continents	Europe
Class	Crustacean
Order	Mysida
Family	Mysidae

Where does the gastrosaccus spinifer live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the gastrosaccus spinifer 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 gastrosaccus spinifer?

The gastrosaccus spinifer (Gastrosaccus spinifer) is a crustacean in the order Mysida and the family Mysidae, genus Gastrosaccus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the gastrosaccus spinifer

Gastrosaccus spinifer is a shrimp-like crustacean in the order Mysida, the opossum shrimps, native to the eastern Atlantic Ocean and the coasts of Northern and Western Europe.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Gastrosaccus spinifer (revision 1303946215), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q4508954 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).