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Astacidae
	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]

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 ==Species==
-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>:
+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]]''