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Astacidae
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	Astacus astacus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Crustacea
Class:	Malacostraca
Order:	Decapoda
Infraorder:	Astacidea
Superfamily:	Astacoidea
Family:	Astacidae; Latreille, 1802–1803
Genera
	Astacus; Austropotamobius; Pacifastacus;

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The family Astacidae comprises the freshwater crayfish native to Europe and western North America. It is made up of three genera. Pacifastacus is found on the Pacific coast of the United States and British Columbia and includes the signal crayfish and the Shasta crayfish. The genera Astacus and Austropotamobius are both found throughout Europe and parts of western Asia.

The family Astacidae contains 12 species in three genera ^[1]:

^ James W. Fetzner, Jr. (2005-05-09). "Family Astacidae Latreille, 1802-1803". Crayfish Taxon Browser. Carnegie Museum of Natural History. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)

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 The family Astacidae contains 12 species in three genera&nbsp;<ref>{{cite web |url=http://iz.carnegiemnh.org/crayfish/NewAstacidea/family.asp?f=Astacidae |title=Family Astacidae Latreille, 1802-1803 |work=Crayfish Taxon Browser |author=James W. Fetzner, Jr. |publisher=[[Carnegie Museum of Natural History]] |date=[[2005-05-09]]}}</ref>:
 *''[[Astacus astacus]]'' — noble crayfish
-*''[[Astacus leptodactylus]]'' — Danube Crayfish
+*''[[Astacus leptodactylus]]'' — Danube crayfish
 *''[[Astacus pachypus]]'' —
 *''[[Austropotamobius italicus]]''
-*''[[Austropotamobius pallipes]]'' — White-Clawed Crayfish
+*''[[Austropotamobius pallipes]]'' — white-clawed crayfish
-*''[[Stone Crayfish|Austropotamobius torrentium]]'' – Stone Crayfish
+*''[[Austropotamobius torrentium]]'' – stone crayfish
 *''[[Pacifastacus chenoderma]]''
 *''[[Pacifastacus connectens]]''
-*''[[Shasta crayfish|Pacifastacus fortis]]'' — Shasta Crayfish
+*''[[Shasta crayfish|Pacifastacus fortis]]'' — Shasta crayfish
 *''[[Pacifastacus gambelii]]''
-*''[[Signal crayfish|Pacifastacus leniusculus]]'' — Signal Crayfish
+*''[[Signal crayfish|Pacifastacus leniusculus]]'' — signal crayfish
 *''[[Pacifastacus nigrescens]]''