Faxonius cooperi

Faxonius cooperi
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Critically Imperiled  (NatureServe) [2]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Malacostraca
Order:	Decapoda
Suborder:	Pleocyemata
Family:	Cambaridae
Genus:	Faxonius
Species:	F. cooperi
Binomial name
Faxonius cooperi (M.R. Cooper & Hobbs, 1980)
Synonyms [3]
Orconectes cooperiM.R. Cooper and Hobbs, 1980

Faxonius cooperi, the Flint River crayfish, is a species of crayfish in the family Cambaridae. It is endemic to Alabama and Tennessee in the United States. ^[2] The common name refers to the Flint River, where the original specimens were found. ^[4]

References

1. Schuster, G.A.; Adams, S. & Taylor, C.A. (2010). "Orconectes cooperi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2010 e.T15439A4585438. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T15439A4585438.en . Retrieved 7 May 2023.
2. "Faxonius cooperi". NatureServe Explorer An online encyclopedia of life. 7.1. NatureServe. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
3. "Faxonius cooperi (M. R. Cooper and Hobbs, 1980)". Integrated Taxonomic Information System . Retrieved 7 May 2023.
4. 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 .