Biology:Creaserinus gordoni

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Short description: Species of crayfish

Creaserinus gordoni

Critically Imperiled (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Family: Cambaridae
Genus: Creaserinus
Species:
C. gordoni
Binomial name
Creaserinus gordoni
Fitzpatrick, 1987
Synonyms[2]

Fallicambarus gordoni

Creaserinus gordoni, the Camp Shelby burrowing crayfish, is a species of crayfish in the family Cambaridae. It is endemic to Camp Shelby in Mississippi.[2][1][3][4]

The IUCN conservation status of Creaserinus gordoni is "NT", near threatened. The species may be considered threatened in the near future. The IUCN status was reviewed in 2010.[2] The species enjoys some protection under a Candidate Conservation Agreement, between Mississippi National Guard and The Nature Conservancy.[5]

References

Further reading

Wikidata ☰ Q33297764 entry