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Faxonius wrighti

Faxonius wrighti, the Hardin crayfish, is a species of crayfish in the family Cambaridae. It is endemic to the United States. The common name refers to Hardin County, Tennessee, where the original specimens were found.

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Faxonius wrighti
Imperiled
Imperiled (NatureServe)2
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Family: Cambaridae
Genus: Faxonius
Species:
F. wrighti
Binomial name
Faxonius wrighti
(Hobbs, 1948)
Synonyms1

Orconectes wrighti

Faxonius wrighti, the Hardin crayfish, is a species of crayfish in the family Cambaridae. It is endemic to the United States.2 The common name refers to Hardin County, Tennessee, where the original specimens were found.3

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References

  1. Adams, S.; Cordeiro, J.; Schuster, G.A.; Taylor, C.A. & Thoma, R.F. (2010). "Orconectes wrighti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010 e.T15431A4584105. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T15431A4584105.en. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  2. "Faxonius wrighti". NatureServe Explorer An online encyclopedia of life. 7.1. NatureServe. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  3. 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.