Virile Crayfish
Faxonius virilis (Hagen, 1870)
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum | Crustacea |
| Class | Malacostraca |
| Order | Decapoda |
| Family | Cambaridae |
| Genus | Faxonius |
| Species | Faxonius virilis (Hagen, 1870) |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Stygoxene
- Realm
- Aquatic
Distribution
Range
Known from one county in Missouri.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Missouri
Counties
- Missouri
- Jasper
Conservation and management
NatureServe
G5 Secure
National ranks
- Canada
- N5 Secure
- United States
- N5 Secure
Subnational ranks
- Ontario
- S4 Apparently Secure
- New Brunswick
- SNA Not Applicable
- Manitoba
- S4 Apparently Secure
- British Columbia
- SNA Not Applicable
- Alberta
- SNA Not Applicable
- Quebec
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Saskatchewan
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Wyoming
- SNR Unranked
- New Mexico
- SNA Not Applicable
- Connecticut
- SNA Not Applicable
- Kansas
- S5 Secure
- Arizona
- SNA Not Applicable
- South Dakota
- SNR Unranked
- Idaho
- SNA Not Applicable
- Maine
- SNA Not Applicable
- Oklahoma
- SNR Unranked
- Tennessee
- S5 Secure
- Maryland
- SNA Not Applicable
- Indiana
- S5 Secure
- Arkansas
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Ohio
- SNA Not Applicable
- Montana
- S5 Secure
- Alabama
- SNA Not Applicable
- North Dakota
- S3 Vulnerable
- Virginia
- SNA Not Applicable
- Minnesota
- SNR Unranked
- Navajo Nation
- S3 Vulnerable
- Washington
- SNA Not Applicable
- New Hampshire
- SNA Not Applicable
- Michigan
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Texas
- SNA Not Applicable
- Nebraska
- SNR Unranked
- Pennsylvania
- SNA Not Applicable
- Vermont
- SNA Not Applicable
- Colorado
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Iowa
- SNR Unranked
- Utah
- SNA Not Applicable
- Massachusetts
- SNA Not Applicable
- North Carolina
- SNA Not Applicable
- West Virginia
- SNA Not Applicable
- Rhode Island
- SNA Not Applicable
- Wisconsin
- S5 Secure
- Illinois
- S5 Secure
- California
- SNA Not Applicable
- New York
- SNA Not Applicable
- Missouri
- SNR Unranked
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act
References
- Garman, S. 1889. Cave animals from southwestern Missouri. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 17: 225–240. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4632250.
How to cite this account
Faxonius virilis (Hagen, 1870). Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-1715. https://cavebiology.org/species/faxonius-virilis/ (accessed 7 September 2026).
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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