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Parastacidae

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Parastacidae

Taxonomy
Parastacidae was named by Huxley (1879). It is extant.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1879Parastacidae Huxley
2010Parastacidae Schweitzer et al. p. 32
2016Parastacidae Feldmann et al. p. 6

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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
superfamilyParastacoideaHuxley 1879
familyParastacidaeHuxley 1879
familyParastacidaeHuxley 1879

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.

Fm. Parastacidae Huxley 1879
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G. Aenigmastacus Schweitzer et al. 2010
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Aenigmastacus crandalli Feldmann et al. 2011
G. Astacopsis Huxley 1879
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G. †Austrolestidion Tillyard 1916
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Austrolestidion duaringae Tillyard 1916
G. †Lammuastacus Aguirre-Urreta 1992
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Lammuastacus longirostris Aguirre-Urreta 1992
G. †Palaeoechinastacus Martin 2008
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G. Paranephrops White 1842
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Paranephrops fordycei Feldmann 1994
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

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Ypresian to the top of the Holocene or 56.00000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 47.8 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Canada (British Columbia) Aenigmastacus crandalli (103205)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9Australia (Queensland) Austrolestidion duaringae (111853)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Argentina Lammuastacus longirostris (126112 184971 184972 184973)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0New Zealand (South Island) Paranephrops sp. (215420)