Faxonius quadruncus

Faxonius quadruncus

Critically Imperiled  (NatureServe)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Family: Cambaridae
Genus: Faxonius
Species:
F. quadruncus
Binomial name
Faxonius quadruncus
(Creaser, 1933)
Synonyms[1]

Orconectes quadruncus

Faxonius quadruncus, the St. Francis River crayfish, is a species of crayfish in the family Cambaridae. It is endemic to Missouri.[2] The common name refers to the St. Francis River where the first examples were found.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b DiStefano, R.; Schuster, G.A.; Taylor, C.A. & Cordeiro, J. (2010). "Orconectes quadruncus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T15437A4585126. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T15437A4585126.en. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Faxonius quadruncus". NatureServe Explorer An online encyclopedia of life. 7.1. NatureServe. Retrieved 16 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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