Species Australocarcinus riparius Davie, 1988
- Australocarcinus riparius Davie, P.J.F. 1988. A new genus and species of goneplacid (Crustacea: Brachyura) from Queensland, Australia. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 25(2): 259-264 figs 1-3 [260 figs 1-3].
Type data:
Holotype QM W13113 ♂, Murray River, riverbank near Tate's Landing, NE QLD.
Paratype(s) QM W12915; QM W12891; QM W12895; QM W12916; QM W13190–13194.
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Distribution References
- Ng, P.K.L. & Castro, P. 2016. Revision of the family Chasmocarcinidae Serène, 1964 (Crustacea, Brachyura, Goneplacoidea). Zootaxa 4209(1): 1–182 [Date published 22 Dec 2016] [141]
Ecological Descriptors
Burrower, cryptozoic, estuary, freshwater, littoral.
Extra Ecological Information
Burrows extend 20–30 cm into bank and are typically narrow and meandering, also found in short burrows under rocks in shallow rainforest stream.
General References
Davie, P.J.F. & Guinot, D. 1996. Two new freshwater crabs in Australocarcinus Davie, with remarks on Trogloplacinae Guinot and Goneplacidae MacLeay (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura). Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 39(2): 277-287 [279] (further distributional records)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04-Jun-2012 | 04-Jun-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 26-Mar-2012 | 26-Mar-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |