Astacus Fabricius 1775 (freshwater crayfish)
Crustacea - Decapoda - Astacidae
PaleoDB taxon number: 22329
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 M. F. Glaessner 1969
Sister taxa: Astyages, Austropotamobius, Palaeocambarus
Subtaxa: Astacus chenoderma, Astacus edwardsi, Astacus laevissimus, Astacus leachii, Astacus longimanus, Astacus multicavatus, Astacus pallipes, Astacus sussexiensis
Ecology: carnivore