Pacifastacus is a genus of crayfish native to western North America (USA and Canada), containing six species, two of which are extinct:

  • †Pacifastacus chenoderma (fossil: Miocene – Pliocene)
  • Pacifastacus connectens
  • Pacifastacus fortis – Shasta crayfish
  • Pacifastacus gambelii
  • Pacifastacus leniusculus – signal crayfish
  • †Pacifastacus nigrescens – Sooty crayfish

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