Astacoidea is superfamily of freshwater crayfish that live in the Northern Hemisphere. The other superfamily of crayfish, Parastacoidea, lives in the Southern Hemisphere. Astacoidea consists of three families: Astacidae (from Europe and western North America), Cambaridae (from eastern North America), and Cambaroididae (from eastern Asia). Crayfish are closely related to lobsters, as shown in the simplified cladogram below.

Astacideaclawed lobsters Enoplometopoidea Enoplometopidae Nephropoidea Nephropidae crayfish Parastacoidea Parastacidae Astacoidea Cambaroididae Astacidae Cambaridae
clawed lobstersEnoplometopoidea Enoplometopidae Nephropoidea Nephropidae
EnoplometopoideaEnoplometopidae
NephropoideaNephropidae
crayfishParastacoidea Parastacidae Astacoidea Cambaroididae Astacidae Cambaridae
ParastacoideaParastacidae
AstacoideaCambaroididae Astacidae Cambaridae
Cambaroididae
Astacidae Cambaridae
Astacidae
Cambaridae