Procambarus connus Fitzpatrick, 1978
Carroltton crayfish, Corrollton crayfish
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Considered a synonym of Procambarus hagenianus vesticeps by (Schuster et al., 2015; NatureServe, 2024), but treated as a distinct species by (Crandall & De Grave, 2017).
Conservation Status
Missing or Extinct if taxonomically valid (see above)
IUCN RedList status: Data Deficient
Distribution
Mississippi (& Alabama?), USA
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Fitzpatrick, J. F. (1978). Systematics of the Crawfishes of the Hagenianus Group of the Genus Procambarus, Subgenus Girardiella (Decapoda, Cambaridae). Tulane Studies in Zoology and Botany 20(3-4): 57-97.
Other references:
Adams, S. (2010). Procambarus connus. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. (http://www.iucnredlist.org). Downloaded on 17 July 2013.
Adams, S. (2010). Procambarus connus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: e.T18189A7758188. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T18189A7758188.en. Accessed on 15 March 2023.
Crandall, K. A., and De Grave, S. (2017). An updated classification of the freshwater crayfishes (Decapoda: Astacidea) of the world, with a complete species list. Journal of Crustacean Biology 37(5):615-653.
Fitzpatrick, J. F., Jr. (1983). How to Know the Freshwater Crustacea. Wm. C. Brown Co. Publishers. Dubuque, Iowa. 277 pp.
Hobbs, Horton H., Jr. (1989). A illustrated checklist of the American crayfishes (Decapoda: Astacidae, Cambaridae, and Parastacidae). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 480:1-236.
Hobbs, Horton. H. Jr. (1989). An Illustrated Checklist of the American crayfishes (Decapoda: Astacidae, Cambaridae & Parastacidae). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 480. Smithsonian Institute Press, Washington, D. C. 236 pp.
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NatureServe. (2014). NatureServe Explorer: An online encyclopedia of life [web application]. Version 7.1. NatureServe, Arlington, Virginia. Available http://explorer.natureserve.org. (Accessed: January 29, 2015).
NatureServe. (2024). https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.1278174/Procambarus_hagenianus_vesticeps
Schuster, G. A., Taylor, C. A. and Adams, S. B. (2015). Procambarus (Girardiella) holifieldi, a new species of crayfish (Decapoda: Cambaridae) from Alabama with a revision of the Hagenianus Group in the subgenus Girardiella. Zootaxa 4021(1): 1-32.
Taylor, C. A., Schuster, G. A., Cooper, J. E., DiStefano, R. J., Eversole, A. G., Hamr, P., Hobbs, H. H. III, Robison, H. W., Skelton, C. E. and Thoma, R. F. (2007). A reassessment of the conservation status of crayfishes of the United States and Canada after 10+ years of increased awareness. Fisheries 32(8): 371-389.
WoRMS (2021). Procambarus (Girardiella) connus Fitzpatrick, 1978. Accessed at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=885404 on 2021-10-31
http://extinctanimals.proboards.com/thread/13338/carrollton-crayfish
https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.111279/Procambarus_hagenianus_vesticeps