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Pacifastacus

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Astacidae

Taxonomy
Pacifastacus was named by Bott (1950). It is extant.

It was assigned to Astacidae by Schweitzer et al. (2010) and Feldmann et al. (2016).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1950Pacifastacus Bott
2010Pacifastacus Schweitzer et al. p. 32
2016Pacifastacus Feldmann et al. p. 2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
Deuteropoda
Mandibulata
PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
Hymenostraca(Rolfe 1969)
RankNameAuthor
superclassMulticrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
classMalacostraca()
subclassEumalacostracaGrobben 1892
CaridoidaHessler 1982
orderDecapoda
suborderPleocyemataBurkenroad 1963
infraorderAstacideaLatreille 1802
AstacidaScholtz and Richter 1995
superfamilyAstacoideaLatreille 1802
familyAstacidaeLatreille 1802
genusPacifastacusBott 1950

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Pacifastacus Bott 1950
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2008-01-28 11:51:24
Modified: 2022-05-13 13:34:01
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Turnsek 1997, Aberhan 1992

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Miocene to the top of the Early/Lower Pliocene or 11.60800 to 3.60000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Miocene23.03 - 5.333USA (Oregon) P. chenoderma (140562 140563)
Late/Upper Miocene - Early/Lower Pliocene11.608 - 3.6USA (Oregon) P. chenoderma (140561)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588USA (Idaho) P. chenoderma (140560)