Faxonius deanae

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Faxonius deanae, the Conchas crayfish, is a freshwater crayfish in the Cambaridae family. It is found only in the United States and gets its common name from Conchas Lake, where the first specimens were discovered.

Conservation status:
- IUCN: Least Concern (3.1)
- NatureServe: Apparently Secure

Taxonomy:
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Malacostraca
- Order: Decapoda
- Suborder: Pleocyemata
- Family: Cambaridae
- Genus: Faxonius
- Species: Faxonius deanae
- Synonyms: Orconectes deanae

Binomial name: Faxonius deanae (Reimer & Jester, 1975).