Faxonius cooperi

Faxonius cooperi

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. cooperi
Binomial name
Faxonius cooperi
(M.R. Cooper & Hobbs, 1980)
Synonyms[3]

Orconectes cooperi M.R. Cooper and Hobbs, 1980

Faxonius cooperi, the Flint River crayfish, is a species of crayfish in the family Cambaridae. It is endemic to Alabama and Tennessee in the United States.[2] The common name refers to the Flint River, where the original specimens were found.[4]

References

  1. ^ Schuster, G.A.; Adams, S. & Taylor, C.A. (2010). "Orconectes cooperi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T15439A4585438. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T15439A4585438.en. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Faxonius cooperi". NatureServe Explorer An online encyclopedia of life. 7.1. NatureServe. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  3. ^ "Faxonius cooperi (M. R. Cooper and Hobbs, 1980)". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  4. ^ 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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