Biology:Pacifastacus
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Short description: Genus of crayfishes
| Pacifastacus | |
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| Pacifastacus leniusculus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Family: | Astacidae |
| Genus: | Pacifastacus Bott, 1950 |
| Type species | |
| Astacus Klamathensis Stimpson, 1857
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Pacifastacus is a genus of crayfish native to western North America (USA and Canada), containing six species, two of which are extinct:[1]
- †Pacifastacus chenoderma (fossil: Miocene – Pliocene)
- Pacifastacus connectens
- Pacifastacus fortis – Shasta crayfish
- Pacifastacus gambelii
- Pacifastacus leniusculus – signal crayfish
- †Pacifastacus nigrescens – Sooty crayfish
References
- ↑ James W. Fetzner Jr. (January 14, 2008). "Genus Pacifastacus Bott, 1950". Crayfish Taxon Browser. Carnegie Museum of Natural History. http://iz.carnegiemnh.org/crayfish/NewAstacidea/genus.asp?g=Pacifastacus.
Wikidata ☰ Q3023573 entry
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