Faxonius cooperi

Faxonius cooperi, the Flint River crayfish, is a species of crayfish in the family Cambaridae. It is endemic to the United States.[2] The common name refers to the Flint River, where the original specimens were found.[3]

Faxonius cooperi

Critically Imperiled  (NatureServe)[2]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Family: Cambaridae
Genus: Faxonius
Species:
F. cooperi
Binomial name
Faxonius cooperi
(Cooper & Hobbs, 1980)

References

  1. "Orconectes cooperi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  2. "Faxonius cooperi". NatureServe Explorer An online encyclopedia of life. 7.1. NatureServe. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  3. Crandall, Keith A; De Grave, Sammy (2017). "An updated classification of the freshwater crayfishes (Decapoda: Astacidea) of the world, with a complete species list". Journal of Crustacean Biology. 37 (5): 615–653. doi:10.1093/jcbiol/rux070.
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