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Checklist for Family Astacidae Latreille, 1802 (Astacid crayfishes)
and region North America (America)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
496
3152
12962
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
484
3129
12893
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
196
1437
6560
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
193
1424
6480
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
179
1355
6188
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Astacidea
Latreille, 1802
Crayfish, Crayfishes and Lobsters, Lobsters
8
46
696
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Astacoidea
Latreille, 1802
Crawdads, Crawfish, Crayfish, Crayfishes, Mudbugs
2
19
622
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAstacidae
Latreille, 1802
Astacid crayfishes, Crayfish, Crayfishes
4
15
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for North America
4 Genera with 15 Species
Astacus Fabricius, 1844Crayfish7SpeciesTaxom
Austropotamobius Skorikow, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Pacifastacus Bott, 185710SpeciesTaxom
Pontastacus Bott, 18231SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North America
15 Species and 4 Subspecies
Astacus (Pontastacus) leptodactylus (Eschscholtz, 1823)⇒ Pontastacus leptodactylus Eschscholtz, 1823
Astacus astacus Linnaeus, 1758Broad-clawed Crayfish
Astacus astacus astacus Linnaeus, 1758
Astacus fluviatilis (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Astacus leptodactylus Eschscholtz, 1823
Astacus leniusculus Dana, 1852
Astacus pallipes (Lereboullet, 1858)⇒ Austropotamobius pallipes Lereboullet, 1858
Astacus pellucidus Teilkampf, 1844
Austropotamobius pallipes Lereboullet, 1858Atlantic stream crayfish
Pacifastacus (Hobbsastacus) chenoderma Cope, 1871
Pacifastacus (Hobbsastacus) connectens Faxon, 1914Snake River Pilose Crayfish
Pacifastacus (Hobbsastacus) fortis Faxon, 1914Placid crayfish
Pacifastacus (Hobbsastacus) gambelii Girard, 1852Pilose crayfish
Pacifastacus (Hobbsastacus) nigrescens Stimpson, 1857Sooty crayfish
Pacifastacus (Pacifastacus) leniusculus Dana, 1852American Signal Crayfish
Pacifastacus leniusculus klamathensis Stimpson, 1857
Pacifastacus leniusculus leniusculus Dana, 1852
Pacifastacus leniusculus trowbridgii Stimpson, 1857
Pacifastacus trowbridgi (Stimpson, 1857)⇒ Pacifastacus leniusculus Dana, 1852
Pontastacus leptodactylus Eschscholtz, 1823Danube Crayfish


Links, sources and further information
Astacidae at artfakta.se
Astacidae at dyntaxa.se
Astacidae at gbif.org
Astacidae at irmng.org
Astacidae at itis.gov