White Spring Cave Crayfish
Cambarus veitchorum Cooper & Cooper, 1997
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum | Crustacea |
| Class | Malacostraca |
| Order | Decapoda |
| Family | Cambaridae |
| Genus | Cambarus |
| Species | Cambarus veitchorum Cooper & Cooper, 1997 |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Stygobiont
- Realm
- Aquatic
- Troglomorphy
- Troglomorphic
- Maximum body length
- 35 mm
Distribution
Type locality
White Spring Cave, Limestone Co. AL
Range
Known from Alabama in the Interior Low Plateau karst region.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Alabama
Counties
County-level records have not been compiled for this taxon. Distribution is recorded at state and karst-region level.
Karst regions
Interior Low Plateau
Specimens
Type material
- Holotype
- 2544 · North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences
- Allotype
- 2545 · North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences
- Paratype ×2
- North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences
Collections holding material
| Institution | Lots |
|---|---|
| North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences | 5 |
5 cataloged lots in 1 collection. Compiled from GBIF and not an exhaustive census: many collections are not yet digitised, and holdings are added continually. Search GBIF for specimen records.
Download all 5 specimen records (CSV) Institution, catalog number, type status and preparation. No coordinates.
Conservation and management
IUCN Red List
CR Critically Endangered D2
Assessed in 2010.
NatureServe
G1 Critically Imperiled
Global rank last reviewed 17 May 2010.
Subnational ranks
- Alabama
- S1 Critically Imperiled
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act
Other resources
How to cite this account
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