Specimen Information

Faxonius obscurus
Faxonius obscurus
(Allegheny crayfish)
Crustaceans-Crayfish
Native Transplant

Specimen ID1754314
GroupCrustaceans-Crayfish
GenusFaxonius
Speciesobscurus
Common NameAllegheny crayfish
StateVA
CountyRockingham
LocalitySouth River, Port Republic, 100 m above confl. N River
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameSouth Fork Shenandoah
HUC8 Number02070005
HUC10 NameSouth River
HUC10 Number0207000507
HUC12 NamePaine Run-South River
HUC12 Number020700050705
Map
Collection Day14
Collection Month5
Collection Year1997
Year AccuracyActual
Reference 1
Ref. Number:43661
Author:Illinois Natural History Survey
Date:2024
Title:Illinois Natural History Survey - Crustacean Collection. Occurrence dataset (ID: 257ea482-2d6f-4cf4-846d-8efeb58f6727). Accessed via the INHS Collections Data Portal (https://biocoll.inhs.illinois.edu/portal)
Publisher:Illinois Natural History Survey
Record TypeSpecimen
DisposalIllinois Natural History Survey - Crustacean Collection
Museum Cat NumberINHS 11692
VerifierC.A. Taylor 11/2010
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Preserved18


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