Samastacus

Samastacus
Samastacus spinifrons
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Malacostraca
Order:	Decapoda
Suborder:	Pleocyemata
Infraorder:	Astacidea
Superfamily:	Parastacoidea
Family:	Parastacidae
Genus:	Samastacus Riek, 1971
Species:	S. spinifrons
Binomial name
Samastacus spinifrons (Philippi, 1882)
Distribution map of the Samastacus crayfish species
Synonyms [2]
Astacus spinifronsPhilippi, 1882 Astacus bimaculatusPhilippi, 1894 Parastacus agassiziiFaxon, 1898 Parastacus spinifrons

Samastacus is a genus of southern crayfish in the family Parastacidae. It has a single species, Samastacus spinifrons. ^{[3] [2]}

This species is found in Chile, in the region of Talcahuano, south towards the Taitao Peninsula and the Island of Chiloé. It occurs in the rivers and streams of Maipo River basin to the north, and can be found in most of the Aconcagua River and tributaries. In addition, it is found in Lake Nahuel-Huapi, Argentina. It digs shallow burrows in tranquil water along river banks and lakes. ^[1]

References

1. Buckup, L. (2010). "Samastacus spinifrons". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2010 e.T153617A4521001. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T153617A4521001.en . Retrieved 2021-10-25.
2. Crandall, Keith A.; De Grave, Sammy (2017). "An updated classification of the freshwater crayfishes (Decapoda: Astacidea) of the world, with a complete species list". Journal of Crustacean Biology. 37 (5): 615–653. doi: 10.1093/jcbiol/rux070 .
3. "Samastacus". GBIF. Retrieved 2021-10-25.

Further reading

• Hobbs, Horton H. Jr. (1989). "An Illustrated Checklist of the American Crayfishes (Decapoda: Astacidae, Cambaridae, and Parastacidae)" (PDF). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology (480): 1–236. doi:10.5479/si.00810282.480.

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