Faxonius menae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Malacostraca |
Order: | Decapoda |
Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
Family: | Cambaridae |
Genus: | Faxonius |
Species: | F. menae
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Binomial name | |
Faxonius menae (Creaser, 1933)
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Synonyms[1] | |
Orconectes menae |
Faxonius menae, the Mena crayfish, is a species of crayfish in the family Cambaridae. It is endemic to Oklahoma and Arkansas in the United States.[2] The specific epithet and common name both refer to Mena, Arkansas, where the original specimens were found.[3]