Pacifastacus
| Pacifastacus | |
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| Pacifastacus leniusculus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Family: | Astacidae |
| Genus: | Pacifastacus Bott, 1950 |
| Type species | |
| Astacus Klamathensis Stimpson, 1857 | |
Pacifastacus is a genus of crayfish native to western North America (USA and Canada), containing 8 species, two of which are extinct:[1]
- †Pacifastacus chenoderma (fossil: Miocene – Pliocene)
- Pacifastacus connectens
- Pacifastacus fortis – Shasta crayfish
- Pacifastacus gambelii
- Pacifastacus leniusculus – signal crayfish
- †Pacifastacus nigrescens – Sooty crayfish
- Pacifastacus okanaganensis – Okanogan crayfish[2]
- Pacifastacus malheurensis – Misfortunate crayfish [2]
References
[edit]- ↑ 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.
- 1 2 Friedman, Sydney. "Two new crayfish species discovered — and they're already at risk | College of Agricultural, Consumer & Environmental Sciences | Illinois". aces.illinois.edu. Retrieved 2026-09-24.
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