Species Austrothelphusa wasselli (Bishop, 1963)
- Parathelphusa wasselli Bishop, J.A. 1963. The Australian freshwater crabs of the family Potamonidae (Crustacea: Decapoda). Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 14: 218-238 [229 figs 1a, 2d, 4, pl.].
Type data:
Holotype AM P14524 ♂, Port Stewart District, Cape York, QLD.
Paratype(s) AM P14525 ♀ (as allotype); AM P14529; WAM 574-85 ♂ ♀.
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Near Croydon, Norman River catchment, north to Coen River, in the west, and east to upper Baron River, and north to Port Stewart, Cape York, in the east.
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
Qld: Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Gulf Plains (GUP), Wet Tropics (WT)
Ecological Descriptors
Burrower, freshwater, temporary pond.
General References
Bishop, J.A. 1963. The Australian freshwater crabs of the family Potamonidae (Crustacea: Decapoda). Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 14: 218-238 [229]
Naser, M.D., Davie, P.J.F. & Waltham, N.J. 2018. Redescription of Austrothelphusa wasselli (Bishop, 1963) (Crustacea: Brachyura: Gecarcinucidae), and designation of a new species from the Gilbert River, north Queensland, Australia. Zootaxa 4369(1): 109–127 (redescription)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05-Dec-2019 | DECAPODA Latreille, 1802 | 01-Aug-2018 | MODIFIED | Dr Shane Ahyong |
| 04-Jun-2012 | 04-Jun-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 10-May-2012 | 10-May-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |