Species Information

Kingdom: Animalia
  Phylum: Arthropoda
    Class: Malacostraca
      Order: Decapoda
        Family: Cambaridae
          Genus: Faxonius
            Species: deanae

Conchas Crayfish - Orconectes deanae

Conchas Crayfish

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Species Extent (New Mexico)

General Description

Conchas Crayfish ?(Orconectes deanae) is a freshwater crustacean that occurs in Conchas Lake and other parts of the Canadian River drainage in New Mexico and the North Canadian River drainage in Oklahoma. They are found under rocks and in burrows in the shallow waters of streams, creeks, and lakes.

Status

Global Rank: G4

State Rank: S1

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SWAP Status: SGCN

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Observations in Natural Heritage New Mexico Database

Number of Subpopulations: 6

Number of Mapped Locations: 9

Number of Observations: 9

Observation date range: 09-18-1995 to 08-16-1996

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