Astacus Fabricius 1775 (freshwater crayfish)

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Astacidae

Alternative spelling: Cancer (Astacus)

Full reference: J. C. Fabricius. 1775. Systema Entomologiae, Sistens Insectorum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species Adiectis Synonymis, Locis, Descriptionibus, Observationibus 1-832

Parent taxon: Astacidae according to R. M. Feldmann et al. 2016

See also Fabricius 1775, Glaessner 1969, Rathbun 1926, Schweitzer et al. 2010, Sepkoski 2002 and Whetstone and Collins 1982

Sister taxa: Astyages, Austropotamobius, Cambarus, Pacifastacus

Subtaxa: Astacus edwardsi Astacus laevissimus Astacus longimanus Astacus multicavatus Astacus pallipes

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Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Astacus in the database

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