Orconectes spp. 
 
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Group:
Crustaceans
Area(s) Where Listed As Endangered:
Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, New Mexico, Ohio, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas


Species/Common Names:
Orconectes bisectus
Crittenden Crayfish
Orconectes blacki
Orconectes cooperi
Flint River Crayfish
Orconectes deanae
Conchas Crayfish
Orconectes hartfieldi
Orconectes holti
Orconectes incomptus
Tennessee Cave Crayfish
Orconectes jeffersoni
Louisville Crayfish
Orconectes jonesi
Orconectes kentuckiensis
Orconectes maletae
Orconectes marchandi
Orconectes menae
Orconectes mississippiensis
Orconectes peruncus
Orconectes quadruncus
Orconectes saxatilis
Kiamichi Crayfish
Orconectes shoupi
Nashville Crayfish
Orconectes sloanii
Orconectes stannardi
Orconectes wrighti

Facts Summary:
Orconectes is a genus of crustaceans of concern and found in the following area(s): Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, New Mexico, Ohio, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas.

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Status/Date(s) Listed as Endangered

  Scientific Name Status Listing Date Range
1. Orconectes bisectusVU-IUCN1996Kentucky
2. Orconectes blackiVU-IUCN1996Louisiana
3. Orconectes cooperiVU-IUCN1996Alabama, Tennessee
4. Orconectes deanaeVU-IUCN1996New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas
5. Orconectes hartfieldiVU-IUCN1996Mississippi
6. Orconectes holtiVU-IUCN1996Alabama
7. Orconectes incomptusVU-IUCN1996Tennessee
8. Orconectes jeffersoniEN-IUCN2010Kentucky
9. Orconectes jonesiVU-IUCN1996Alabama, Mississippi
10. Orconectes kentuckiensisVU-IUCN1996Illinois, Kentucky
11. Orconectes maletaeVU-IUCN1996Louisiana, Texas
12. Orconectes marchandiNT-IUCN2010Arkansas, Missouri
13. Orconectes menaeVU-IUCN1996Arkansas, Oklahoma
14. Orconectes mississippiensisVU-IUCN1996Mississippi
15. Orconectes peruncusVU-IUCN1996Missouri
16. Orconectes quadruncusVU-IUCN1996Missouri
17. Orconectes saxatilisVU-IUCN2010Oklahoma
18. Orconectes shoupiEN-IUCN2010Tennessee
   EN-US FWSSeptember 26, 1986 
19. Orconectes sloaniiVU-IUCN1996Indiana, Ohio
20. Orconectes stannardiVU-IUCN1996Illinois
21. Orconectes wrightiVU-IUCN1996Mississippi, Tennessee

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