Orconectes saxatilis

Orconectes saxatilis
Orconectes saxatilis
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Family: Cambaridae
Genus: Orconectes
Species: O. saxatilis
Binomial name
Orconectes saxatilis
Bouchard & Bouchard, 1976

Orconectes saxatilis is a species of crayfish in the family Cambaridae. It is endemic to tributaries of the Kiamichi River, Le Flore County, Oklahoma.[1] Its common name is Kiamichi crayfish.[2]

References

  1. ^ G. A. Schuster & C. A. Taylor (2010). "Orconectes saxatilis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 3.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/15428. Retrieved October 6, 2010. 
  2. ^ James W. Fetzner Jr. (January 14, 2008). "Orconectes (Procericambarus) saxatilis Bouchard & Bouchard, 1976". The Crayfish and Lobster Taxonomy Browser. Carnegie Museum of Natural History. http://iz.carnegiemnh.org/crayfish/NewAstacidea/species.asp?g=Orconectes&s=saxatilis&ssp=.