Faxonius menae

Faxonius menae
Vulnerable
Vulnerable (NatureServe)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Family: Cambaridae
Genus: Faxonius
Species:
F. menae
Binomial name
Faxonius menae
(Creaser, 1933)
Synonyms

Orconectes menae

Faxonius menae, the Mena crayfish, is a species of crayfish in the family Cambaridae. It is endemic to Oklahoma and Arkansas in the United States. The specific epithet and common name both refer to Mena, Arkansas, where the original specimens were found.

References

  1. 1 2 Adams, S.; Schuster, G.A. & Taylor, C.A. (2010). "Orconectes menae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010 e.T15435A4584793. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T15435A4584793.en. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Faxonius menae". 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.