Pacifastacus
Pacifastacus | |
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Pacifastacus leniusculus | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Crustacea |
Class: | Malacostraca |
Order: | Decapoda |
Family: | Astacidae |
Genus: | Pacifastacus Bott, 1950 |
Type species | |
Astacus Klamathensis Stimpson, 1857
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Pacifastacus is a genus of crayfish native to western North America (USA and Canada), containing six species:[1]
- (fossil: Miocene – Pliocene)
- Pacifastacus fortis – Shasta crayfish
- 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. Archived from the original on June 11, 2011. Retrieved May 26, 2010.
Categories:
- Astacidae
- Crustacean genera
- Crayfish stubs