Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1754315
GroupCrustaceans-Crayfish
GenusFaxonius
Speciesobscurus
Common NameAllegheny crayfish
StateWV
CountyPendleton
LocalitySouth Branch Potomac River, 2.6 mi N Upper Tract
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameSouth Branch Potomac
HUC8 Number02070001
HUC10 NameUpper South Branch Potomac River
HUC10 Number0207000103
HUC12 NameBriggs Run-South Branch Potomac River
HUC12 Number020700010309
Map
Collection Day27
Collection Month3
Collection Year2016
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 15154
VerifierC.A. Taylor 4/2016
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Preserved5


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