Pacifastacus connectens ( Faxon, 1914 )

Wicksten, Mary K., 2012, Decapod Crustacea of the Californian and Oregonian Zoogeographic Provinces 3371, Zootaxa 3371, pp. 1-307 : 124

Pacifastacus connectens ( Faxon, 1914)

( Fig. 30G, H)

Astacus connectens Faxon, 1914: 360 , pl. 7, figs 6, 10; pl. 10, fig. 1.

Pacifastacus connectens . — Hobbs 1976: 22, figs. 12d, 14a. — Larson & Olden 2011: 62, p. 61 fig. A.

Diagnosis. Similar to P. leniusculus except rostrum with numerous lateral teeth, tubercles. Postorbital ridges with 1–2 pairs posterior teeth or tubercles, rostrum lacking median carina. Dorsal surface of major chela with two conspicuous patches of setae, as well as prominent tubercles in patches. Palm of chela not much wider than fingers, edges more or less straight. Male total length 65 mm, carapace length 34 mm.

Color in life. Brown.

Habitat and depth. Rivers, streams; shallow.

Range. Idaho and Oregon, see map by Larson & Olden (2011: Fig. 1). Type locality Snake River , Idaho.