Source: Wikipedia
| Cambarus carinirostris | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Family: | Cambaridae |
| Genus: | Cambarus |
| Species: | C. carinirostris
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| Binomial name | |
| Cambarus carinirostris (Faxon, 1914)
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| Synonyms | |
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Cambarus bartonii carinirostris (Hay, 1914) | |
Cambarus carinirostris, the rock crayfish,[2] is a species of crayfish in the family Cambaridae. It is found in the mid-Atlantic region of the United States.[3][4]
Taxonomy[edit]
Cambarus carinirostris was long considered a subspecies of C. bartonii until its elevation to species level in 1995.[4]
Description[edit]
Cambarus carinirostris is moderate sized, with a mean total carapace length of 29.1 millimetres (1.15 in) reported. Dorsally, it is brown or beige, with crimson borders on the abdominal terga. while the ventral surfaces and pereiopods are cream or white in color. The chelae are olive or brown, with cream or yellow propodal tubercles.[5]
Habitat and distribution[edit]
Cambarus carinirostris is native to the Monongahela, Ohio, and Allegheny River systems, and can be found from New York to eastern Ohio and central West Virginia. Within this range, it primarily inhabits headwater streams, where it occupies open spaces under benthic debris such as boulders. The rock crayfish is also a prolific secondary burrower, commonly constructing shallow burrows in the soft substrate on the banks of streams.[4][5]
References[edit]
- ^ Cordeiro, J.; Jones, T. & Thoma, R.F. (2010). "Cambarus carinirostris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T153967A16818055. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T153967A16818055.en. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
- ^ a b "Cambarus carinirostris". NatureServe Explorer An online encyclopedia of life. 7.1. NatureServe. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
- ^ "ITIS Standard Report Page: Cambarus carinirostris". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
- ^ a b c "Cambarus carinirostris". GBIF. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
- ^ a b Loughman, Zachary J.; Simon, Thomas P. (6 January 2011). "Zoogeography, taxonomy, and conservation of West Virginia's Ohio River floodplain crayfishes (Decapoda, Cambaridae)". ZooKeys (74): 1–78. doi:10.3897/zookeys.74.808. PMC 3088040. PMID 21594135.