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Astacida

Malacostraca - Decapoda

Taxonomy
Astacida was named by Scholtz and Richter (1995). It is extant.

It was assigned to Astacidea by Feldmann et al. (2016).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1995Astacida Scholtz and Richter
2016Astacida Feldmann et al. p. 1

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
Deuteropoda
Mandibulata
PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
RankNameAuthor
Hymenostraca(Rolfe 1969)
superclassMulticrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
classMalacostraca()
subclassEumalacostracaGrobben 1892
CaridoidaHessler 1982
orderDecapoda
suborderPleocyemataBurkenroad 1963
infraorderAstacideaLatreille 1802
AstacidaScholtz and Richter 1995
AstacidaScholtz and Richter 1995

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.

Unr. Astacida Scholtz and Richter 1995
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Superfm. Astacoidea Latreille 1802
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Fm. Astacidae Latreille 1802 [freshwater crayfish]
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G. Astacus Fabricius 1775
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Astacus edwardsi Van Straelen 1928
Astacus laevissimus Fritsch and Kafka 1887
Astacus longimanus Sowerby 1826
Astacus multicavatus Bell 1863
Astacus pallipes Lereboullet 1858
G. †Astyages Costa 1864
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Astyages effossus Costa 1855
G. Austropotamobius Skorikov 1907
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G. †Emplastron O'Flynn et al. 2021
G. Pacifastacus Bott 1950
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Invalid names: Potamobiidae Huxley 1879 [synonym]
Fm. Cambaridae Hobbs 1942
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G. †Paleocambararus Taylor et al. 1999
G. Procambarus Ortmann 1905
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Procambarus primaevus Packard 1880
Fm. Cambaroididae Villalobos 1955
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G. †Palaeocambarus Taylor et al. 1999
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Palaeocambarus licenti Van Straelen 1928
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Invalid names: Astacus spinirostrius Imaizumi 1938 [synonym], Cricoidoscelosus aethus Taylor et al. 1999 [synonym]
Invalid names: Cricoidoscelosus Taylor et al. 1999 [synonym]
Invalid names: Cricoidoscelosidae Taylor et al. 1999 [synonym]
Superfm. Parastacoidea Huxley 1879
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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
Superfm. †Protastacoidea Karasawa et al. 2013
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Fm. †Protastacidae Albrecht 1983
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Protastacidae antiquus Harbort 1905
G. †Protastacus Albrecht 1983
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Protastacus antiquus Harbort 1905
Protastacus politus Schlüter 1868
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: Aberhan 1992, Turnsek 1997

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Carnian to the top of the Holocene or 237.00000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 205.7 Ma

Collections (24 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Carnian - Norian237.0 - 205.7USA (North Carolina) Cambaridae indet. (89149)
Tithonian149.2 - 143.1USA (Colorado) Cambaridae indet. (53040 58811)
Late/Upper Berriasian - Valanginian139.1 - 132.6Germany Protastacus politus (95087)
Valanginian - Hauterivian137.05 - 125.77Germany Astacus politus (221729)
Early/Lower Barremian125.77 - 121.4Spain (Cuenca) Austropotamobius llopisi (127348)
Late/Upper Barremian125.77 - 121.4Spain (Castilla-La Mancha) Austropotamobius llopisi (28006)
Late/Upper Barremian125.77 - 121.4China (Liaoning) Mongolarachne chaoyangensis (147827) Palaeocambarus licenti (232793)
Late/Upper Barremian125.77 - 121.4Spain (Cuenca) Austropotamobius llopisi (152992)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Utah) Astacoidea indet. (75836)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Argentina (Mendoza) Astacus sp. (241447)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Canada (British Columbia) Aenigmastacus crandalli (103205)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9Australia (Queensland) Austrolestidion duaringae (111853)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Argentina Lammuastacus longirostris (126112 184971 184972 184973)
Miocene23.04 - 5.333USA (Oregon) Pacifastacus chenoderma (140562 140563)
Late/Upper Miocene - Early/Lower Pliocene11.63 - 3.6USA (Oregon) Pacifastacus chenoderma (140561)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58USA (Idaho) Pacifastacus chenoderma (140560)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Virginia) Cambarus bartonii, Cambarus longulus (103991)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0New Zealand (South Island) Paranephrops sp. (215420)