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Astacus
Taxonomy
Astacus was named by Fabricius (1775) [Sepkoski's age data: J m R Sepkoski's reference number: 1066]. It is extant. It is the type genus of Astacidae, Astacoidea.
It was reranked as Cancer (Astacus) by Montague (1808).
It was assigned to Agonata by Fabricius (1775); to Cancer by Montague (1808); to Decapoda by Sepkoski (2002); and to Astacidae by Rathbun (1926), Glaessner (1969), Schweitzer et al. (2010) and Feldmann et al. (2016).
It was reranked as Cancer (Astacus) by Montague (1808).
It was assigned to Agonata by Fabricius (1775); to Cancer by Montague (1808); to Decapoda by Sepkoski (2002); and to Astacidae by Rathbun (1926), Glaessner (1969), Schweitzer et al. (2010) and Feldmann et al. (2016).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1775 | Astacus Fabricius p. 413 |
| 1808 | Cancer (Astacus) Montague |
| 1926 | Astacus Rathbun p. 130 |
| 1969 | Astacus Glaessner p. R462 |
| 2002 | Astacus Sepkoski |
| 2010 | Astacus Schweitzer et al. p. 32 |
| 2016 | Astacus Feldmann et al. p. 1 |
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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. 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
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available