Faxonella creaseri explained

Faxonella creaseri is a species of crayfish, a decapod crustacean in the family Cambaridae.^[1] It is one of the four species in the genus Faxonella.

The species is found in the northern lakes and rivers in North America.

It is documented that the species is found in Louisiana.

Taxonomic classification

A modern update of the systemic classification was given by Fetzner et al.: (2005).^[2]

• Order Decapoda - 2700 families, 15,000 species Latreille, 1802
  • Suborder Reptantia
    • Infraorder Astacidea, crayfish and lobsters
      • Superfamily crayfish Astacoidea Latreille, 1802
        • Family Cambaridae Hobbs, 1942
          • Sub-family Cambarinae Hobbs, 1942
          • Genus Faxonella Creaser, 1933
            • Faxonella beyeri (Penn, 1950) - North America
            • Faxonella blairi Hayes and Reimer, 1977 - North America
            • Faxonella clypeata (Hay, 1899) - North America
            • Faxonella creaseri Walls, 1968 - North America

External links

• Global Crayfish Resources - The Carnegie Museum of Natural History (eng). Accessed 27 January 2014.
• de Grave, Sammy, et al., «A classification of living and fossil genera of decapod crustaceans», in: Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. Suppl. 21, 2009, page 1–109

Notes and References

1. Web site: COPEPEDIA summary for Faxonella creaseri : T4021897 : Species .
2. Fetzner Jr, W, Family Cambaridae Hobbs, 1942 , Crayfish Taxon Browser - Carnegie Museum of Natural History, 9 May 2005.