Faxonius validus

Faxonius validus
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Secure  (NatureServe)[2]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Malacostraca
Order:	Decapoda
Suborder:	Pleocyemata
Family:	Cambaridae
Genus:	Faxonius
Species:	F. validus
Binomial name
Faxonius validus (Faxon, 1914)
Synonyms
Orconectes validus

Faxonius validus, the powerful crayfish,[2] is a species of crayfish in the family Cambaridae. It is found in North America.[1][2][3][4][5]

The IUCN conservation status of Faxonius validus is "LC", least concern, with no immediate threat to the species' survival. This status was last reviewed in 2010.[1]

References

1. Adams, S.; Schuster, G.A. & Taylor, C.A. (2010). "Orconectes validus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T153784A4544653. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T153784A4544653.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
2. "Faxonius validus". NatureServe Explorer An online encyclopedia of life. 7.1. NatureServe. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
3. "Faxonius validus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2023-10-16.
4. "Faxonius validus". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 2023-10-16.
5. "Orconectes validus species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-25.

Further reading

• Loughman, Z.; Simon, T. (2011). "Zoogeography, taxonomy, and conservation of West Virginia's Ohio River floodplain crayfishes (Decapoda, Cambaridae)". ZooKeys (74): 1–78. doi:10.3897/zookeys.74.808. PMC 3088040. PMID 21594135.
• Hobbs, Horton H. Jr. (1989). "An Illustrated Checklist of the American Crayfishes (Decapoda: Astacidae, Cambaridae, and Parastacidae)" (PDF). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology (480): 1–236. doi:10.5479/si.00810282.480.
• Nizinski, Martha S. (2003). "Annotated checklist of decapod crustaceans of Atlantic coastal and continental shelf waters of the United States" (PDF). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 116 (1): 96–157. ISSN 0006-324X.

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