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Family Cambaridae

Phylum Arthropoda - Arthropods
Subphylum Crustacea - Crustaceans
Class Malacostraca - Malacostracans
Superorder Eucarida - Eucarida (Crabs, Crayfish, Shrimp, etc.)
Order Decapoda - Crabs, Crayfishes, Lobsters, Prawns, and Shrimp
Infraorder Astacidea - Crayfishes and Lobsters
Superfamily Astacoidea - Crayfish
Family Cambaridae

Genus Cambarus
No Taxon Subgenus Cambarus
Species bartonii - Cambarus bartonii
Subspecies bartonii - Cambarus bartonii bartonii
No Taxon bartonii complex
No Taxon Subgenus Hiaticambarus
Species speciosus - Beautiful Crayfish
No Taxon Subgenus Jugicambarus
Species asperimanus - Cambarus asperimanus
Species dubius - Cambarus dubius
Species tartarus - Oklahoma cave crayfish
No Taxon Subgenus Lacunicambarus
Species diogenes - Devil Crayfish
No Taxon Subgenus Puncticambarus
Species robustus - Robust Crayfish
No Taxon Subgenus Tubericambarus
Species polychromatus - Cambarus polychromatus
Genus Orconectes
No Taxon Subgenus Cockerinus
Species propinquus - Northern Clearwater Crayfish
Species erichsonianus - Reticulate Crayfish
No Taxon Subgenus Orconectes
Species maletae - Orconectes maletae
No Taxon Subgenus Trisellescens
Species validus - Powerful Crayfish
Species immunis - Calico Crayfish
No Taxon Subgenus Gremicambarus
Species virilis - Virile Crayfish
No Taxon Subgenus Procericambarus
Species rusticus - Rusty Crayfish
No Taxon Subgenus Faxonius
Species limosus - Spiny-Cheek Crayfish
Species obscurus - Allegheny Crayfish
Genus Procambarus
No Taxon Subgenus Ortmannicus
Species fallax - Slough Crayfish
Species acutus - White River Crayfish
Subspecies acutus - White River Crayfish
No Taxon Subgenus Leconticambarus
Species alleni - Florida Crayfish
No Taxon Subgenus Scapulicambarus
Species clarkii - Red Swamp Crayfish
Genus Faxonius
Species luteus - Faxonius luteus
Species palmeri - Faxonius palmeri


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