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Astacus Fabricius, 1775

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
GENUS
Published in
Fabricius, J.C. (1775). Systema Entomologiae, sistens Insectorum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, adjectis Sysnonymis, Locis, Descriptionibus, Observationibus. <em>Kortii, Flensburgi et Lipsiae.</em> 832 pp.

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Arthropoda
class
Malacostraca
order
Decapoda
family
Astacidae
genus
Astacus

Name

Synonyms
Astacus Borlase, 1758
Carabis Marchand, Lamy & de Boisvillette, 1874
Potamobia Desmarest, 1823
Potamobius Samouelle, 1819
Homonyms
Astacus Fabricius, 1775
Astacus Borlase, 1758
Astacus Pallas, 1772
Common names
rak in Czech
Αστακός in Greek, Modern (1453-)

Bibliographic References

  1. CoL 2006
  2. Crandall, K.A.; De Grave, S. (2017). An updated classification of the freshwater crayfishes (Decapoda: Astacidea) of the world, with a complete species list. <em>Journal of Crustacean Biology.</em> 37: 615-653.
  3. Crandall, Keith A., and Sammy De Grave, 2017: An updated classification of the freshwater crayfishes (Decapoda: Astacidea) of the world, with a complete species list. Journal of Crustacean Biology, vol. 37, no. 5. 615-653.
  4. Fabricius (1775) Systema Entomologiae, sistens insectorum classes, ordines, genera, species, adiectis synonymis, locis, descriptionibus, observationibus
  5. Fabricius (1775) Systema Entomologiae, sistens insectorum classes, ordines, genera, species, adiectis synonymis, locis, descriptionibus, observationibus
  6. Fabricius, J.C. (1775). Systema Entomologiae, sistens Insectorum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, adjectis Sysnonymis, Locis, Descriptionibus, Observationibus. [A System of Entomology, containing the Classes, Orders, Genera, and Species of Insects, with added Sysnonyms, Localities, Descriptions, and Observations.]. <em>Kortii, Flensburgi et Lipsiae.</em> 832 pp.
  7. Fabricius, J.C. (1775). Systema entomologiae : sistens insectorum classes, ordines, genera, species, adiectis synonymis, locis, descriptionibus, observationibus. Officina Libraria Kortii, Flensburgi et Lipsiae. [xxxii] + 832 pp.
  8. Hobbs, Horton H., Jr., 1974: Synopsis of the Families and Genera of Crayfishes (Crustacea: Decapoda). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology, no. 164. 32.
  9. International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature, 1955: Direction 12. Validation under the plenary powers of the generic name Astacus Fabricius, 1775 (Class Crustacea, Order Decapoda) (Correction of an erroneous entry made in the Official List of Generic Names in Zoology by the ruling given in Opinion 104. Opinions and Declarations rendered by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature, vol. 1, sect. C, part C.3. 37-56.
  10. International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature. Direction 12 Validation under the Plenary Powers of the generic name Astacus Fabricius, 1775 (class Crustacea, order Decapoda) (correction of an erroneous entry made in the Official List of Generic Names in Zoology by the ruling given in Opinion 104).Opinions and declarations rendered by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature 1C(C.3), 35-56 (1955)
  11. International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature. Opinion 104 57 generic names placed in the Official List.Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections 73(5), 25-28 (1928)
  12. Karlsson (2004) Decapoda
  13. Neave, S. A. and successors. (1939-2004). Nomenclator Zoologicus, vols. 1-10 online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library]. Previously at http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus/ (URL no longer current).
  14. SN2000/Abele & Felgenhauer, 1982
  15. Sepkoski, J. J., Jr. (2002). A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. <em>Bulletins of American Paleontology.</em> 363: 1-560.
  16. WoRMS (Mar 2013)
  17. WoRMS (Mar 2013)
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