Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Arthropoda > Subphylum Crustacea > Superclass Multicrustacea > Class Malacostraca > Subclass Eumalacostraca > Superorder Eucarida > Order Decapoda > Suborder Pleocyemata > Infraorder Astacidea > Superfamily Astacoidea > Family Astacidae

Astacus Fabricius, 1775

Rank: Genus
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Cancer (Astacus)*	Fabricius, 1775	synonym

Children

Astacus astacus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Astacus leptodactylus Eschscholtz, 1823
Astacus pachypus Rathke, 1837

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Citation

WoRMS (2025). Astacus Fabricius, 1775. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=382789

Dr. Geoffrey Boxshall. Astacus Fabricius, 1775. Accessed through: Fauna Europaea at https://portal.cybertaxonomy.org/fauna-europaea/cdm_dataportal/taxon/8bf03b06-4459-4673-a6b1-cfdb8c4e5515

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Occurrence

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Environment

marine, not brackish, fresh, not terrestrial

Importance

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urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:382789
urn:lsid:faunaeur.org:taxname:238434

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