MCZ Invertebrate Zoology CRU-3354

Orconectes obscurus (Hagen, 1870)

Syntype of Cambarus obscurus  
  Paralectotype of Orconectes obscurus

Date Collected:

[date unknown] prior to 1870-01-01

North America: United States: New York: Monroe | Genesee River, Rochester

occurrenceID: https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/guid/MCZ:IZ:CRU-3354 JSON-LD

Current Identification
Orconectes obscurus (Hagen, 1870)
Animalia Arthropoda Crustacea Malacostraca Decapoda Astacidea Cambaridae
Common Name(s): Allegheny crayfish
Determiner: J. F. Fitzpatrick, Jr. in 1967
Nature of ID: expert ID
Previous Identification
Cambarus obscurus Hagen, 1870
Animalia Arthropoda Crustacea Malacostraca Decapoda Astacidea Cambaridae
Determiner: Hermann August Hagenlinked data icon in 1870
Nature of ID: type ID

Hagen 1870, page 69, Syntype of Cambarus obscurus Hagen, 1870 Cited under MCZ 1841 (previous number)
Fitzpatrick 1967, page 160, Paralectotype of Orconectes obscurus (Hagen, 1870)
Media type: text; Hagen 1870 Description: MCZ Memoirs Vol. II no. 1;

(Media Record) (Related) (File)

Shows Publication: Hagen 1870 Description: MCZ Memoirs Vol. II no. 1

  • previous number: 1841

Part Condition Disposition Count
tissue (95% ethanol) good in collection 1 History
Remarks: leg; sub-sampled as part of NSF CSBR Holotype grant; transferred to MCZ-CRYO on 2023-11-17
subsampled by=Nina Black   determined date=2023-11-14   determined by=Nina Black  
whole animal (70% ethanol) good in collection 3 History (3)

Attribute Value Determination On
sex male [no agent data]
Remarks: 3
associated grant Preserving the genomes of the type specimens in the MCZ (CSBR) By: Nina Black 2023-11-17

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  • Continent:
  • North America
  • Country:
  • United States
  • State/Province:
  • New York
  • County:
  • Monroe
Specimens with same Higher Geography
Specimens from the same Locality
Specimens from the same Collecting Event
  • Specific Locality:
  • Genesee River, Rochester
  • Verbatim Locality:
  • USA, New York,Genesee River, Rochester
  • Georeference:
  • 43.1658640°, -77.620722° (Error radius: 12819m) By: Penny Benson on 2022-05-19 (Source: GEOLocate)
  • Datum:
  • WGS84
  • Coordinates Entered As:
  • decimal degrees
  • Collecting Source:
  • wild caught
  • Began Date / Ended Date:
  • 1700-01-01 / 1870-01-01
  • Verbatim Date:
  • [no verbatim date data]
  • Collecting Event Remarks:
  • End of date collected range set to date of publication
  • Collector:
  • Henry Augustus Ward

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Media type: text; Invertebrate Zoology CRU-3351; CRU-3352; CRU-3353; CRU-3354; CRU-3355; CRU-3356; CRU-3357; CRU-3358; CRU-3359; CRU-3360; CRU-3361; CRU-3362; CRU-3363; CRU-3364; CRU-3365; CRU-3366; CRU-3367; CRU-3368; CRU-3369; CRU-3370; CRU-3371; CRU-3372; CRU-3373; CRU-3374; CRU-3375 Description: MCZ Invertebrate Zoology Crustacea 000001-005975, pg.137;

(Media Record) (Related) (File)

Ledger Entry for: 25 cataloged items from MCZ:IZ:CRU-3351 Faxonius propinquus to MCZ:IZ:C...

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