Pacifastacus nigrescens (Stimpson, 1857:87)
Sooty crayfish
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Astacus nigrescens Stimpson, 1857:87 (basionym); Potamobius (Potamobius) nigrescens (Stimpson, 1857:87); Gambelly nigrescens (Stimpson, 1857:87)
Conservation Status
Extinct
Last record: late 1800's
IUCN RedList status: Extinct
Distribution
California, USA
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
"[type specimen/s] Probably destroyed in the Chicago fire in 1871" (Faxon, 1914:408)
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Stimpson, William. (1857a). Notices of New Species of Crustacea in Western North America; Being an Abstract from a Paper to be Published in the Journal of the Society. Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History 6(6): 84-89.
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