Eastern Waterslater
Conasellus communis (Say, 1818)
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum | Crustacea |
| Class | Malacostraca |
| Order | Isopoda |
| Family | Asellidae |
| Genus | Conasellus |
| Species | Conasellus communis (Say, 1818) |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Stygoxene
- Realm
- Aquatic
Distribution
Range
Known from one county in New York.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
New York
Counties
- New York
- Herkimer
Conservation and management
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act
References
- Fleming, L.E. 1972. The evolution of the eastern North American isopods of the genus Asellus (Crustacea: Asellidae). Part I. International Journal of Speleology 4: 221–256. https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1605&context=ijs.
- Peck, S.B. 1988. A review of the cave fauna of Canada, and the composition and ecology of the invertebrate fauna of caves and mines in Ontario. Canadian Journal of Zoology 66: 1197–1213. doi:10.1139/z88-176
How to cite this account
Conasellus communis (Say, 1818). Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-1603. https://cavebiology.org/species/conasellus-communis/ (accessed 6 September 2026).
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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