Pacifastacus
Pacifastacus leniusculus | |
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Pacifastacus leniusculus | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Crustacea |
Class: | Malacostraca |
Order: | Decapoda |
Infraorder: | Astacidea |
Family: | Astacidae |
Genus: | Pacifastacus Bott, 1950 |
Type species | |
Astacus Klamathensis Stimpson, 1857 |
Pacifastacus is a genus of crayfish native to western North America, containing the following six species (DD = Data Deficient; CR = Critically Endangered; LC = Least Concern; EX = Extinct):[1][2]
- Pacifastacus chenoderma (fossil: Miocene – Pliocene)
- Pacifastacus connectens
- Pacifastacus fortis – shasta crayfish
- Pacifastacus gambelii
- Pacifastacus leniusculus – signal crayfish
- Pacifastacus nigrescens
References
- ↑ James W. Fetzner, Jr. (January 14, 2008). "Genus Pacifastacus Bott, 1950". Crayfish Taxon Browser. Carnegie Museum of Natural History. Retrieved May 26, 2010.
- ↑ "Search". IUCN Red List. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved October 9, 2010.
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