Faxonella creaseri is a species of crayfish (family Cambaridae, order Reptantia) which belongs to the larger group of so-called decapoda. It is one of the four species in the family 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).
Order decapoda - 2700 families, 15,000 species Latreille, 1802
Suborder crayfish and crabs Reptantia = Macrura reptantia
Infraorder Astacidea, crayfish and lobsters
Superfamily crayfish Astacoidea Latreille, 1802
Family Cambaridae Hobbs, 1942
Sub-family Cambarinae Hobbs, 1942
Group 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