Faxonella creaseri is a species of crayfish, a decapod crustacean in the family Cambaridae. 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). Fetzner Jr, W, Family Cambaridae Hobbs, 1942 , Crayfish Taxon Browser - Carnegie Museum of Natural History, 9 May 2005.
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
References
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