Pacifastacus
Genus of crayfishes / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Pacifastacus is a genus of crayfish native to western North America (USA and Canada), containing six 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
Quick Facts Pacifastacus, Scientific classification ...
Pacifastacus | |
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Pacifastacus leniusculus | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Malacostraca |
Order: | Decapoda |
Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
Family: | Astacidae |
Genus: | Pacifastacus Bott, 1950 |
Type species | |
Astacus Klamathensis Stimpson, 1857 |
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