Creaserinus gordoni
Species of crayfish / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Creaserinus gordoni, the Camp Shelby burrowing crayfish, is a species of crayfish in the family Cambaridae. It is endemic to Camp Shelby in Mississippi.[1][2][3][4]
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Creaserinus gordoni | |
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Scientific classification | |
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[1] | |
Fallicambarus gordoni |
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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.[1] The species enjoys some protection under a Candidate Conservation Agreement, between Mississippi National Guard and The Nature Conservancy.[5]