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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 bisectus	VU-IUCN	1996	Kentucky
2.	Orconectes blacki	VU-IUCN	1996	Louisiana
3.	Orconectes cooperi	VU-IUCN	1996	Alabama, Tennessee
4.	Orconectes deanae	VU-IUCN	1996	New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas
5.	Orconectes hartfieldi	VU-IUCN	1996	Mississippi
6.	Orconectes holti	VU-IUCN	1996	Alabama
7.	Orconectes incomptus	VU-IUCN	1996	Tennessee
8.	Orconectes jeffersoni	EN-IUCN	2010	Kentucky
9.	Orconectes jonesi	VU-IUCN	1996	Alabama, Mississippi
10.	Orconectes kentuckiensis	VU-IUCN	1996	Illinois, Kentucky
11.	Orconectes maletae	VU-IUCN	1996	Louisiana, Texas
12.	Orconectes marchandi	NT-IUCN	2010	Arkansas, Missouri
13.	Orconectes menae	VU-IUCN	1996	Arkansas, Oklahoma
14.	Orconectes mississippiensis	VU-IUCN	1996	Mississippi
15.	Orconectes peruncus	VU-IUCN	1996	Missouri
16.	Orconectes quadruncus	VU-IUCN	1996	Missouri
17.	Orconectes saxatilis	VU-IUCN	2010	Oklahoma
18.	Orconectes shoupi	EN-IUCN	2010	Tennessee
		EN-US FWS	September 26, 1986
19.	Orconectes sloanii	VU-IUCN	1996	Indiana, Ohio
20.	Orconectes stannardi	VU-IUCN	1996	Illinois
21.	Orconectes wrighti	VU-IUCN	1996	Mississippi, Tennessee

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