Family Parastacidae Huxley 1879 (decapod)
Malacostraca - Decapoda - Parastacidae
Parent taxon: Parastacoidea according to R. M. Feldmann et al. 2016
See also Schweitzer et al. 2010
Sister taxa: none
Subtaxa: Aenigmastacus Astacopsis Austrolestidion Lammuastacus Palaeoechinastacus Paranephrops
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of New Zealand (1 collection)
• Miocene of Argentina (4)
• Eocene of Australia (1), Canada (1: British Columbia)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence