Palaemonetes antrorum

Palaemonetes antrorum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Family: Palaemonidae
Genus: Palaemonetes
Species: P. antrorum
Binomial name
Palaemonetes antrorum
J. E. Benedict, 1896

Palaemonetes antrorum, also known as the Balcones cave shrimp and the Texas cave shrimp, is a species of palaemonid shrimp endemic to Texas.[1] It is listed as an endangered species on the IUCN Red List,[2] and as a Species of Concern by the United States Endangered Species Act.[1]

The species' type locality is an artesian well on what is now the campus of Texas State University–San Marcos in San Marcos, Texas.[3] It has also been reported from Edwards Aquifer west to Uvalde County.[3]

References

External identifiers for Palaemonetes antrorum
Encyclopedia of Life 317501
ITIS 96403
Also found in: SeaLifeBase, ARKive

See also


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