Species Engaeus cunicularius (Erichson, 1846)

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Species Engaeus cunicularius (Erichson, 1846)

Astacus (Engaeus) cunicularius Erichson, W.F. 1846. Uebersicht der Arten der Gattung Astacus. Archiv für Naturgeschichte xii: 86-103, 375-377 [102].
Type data:
Holotype ZMB 1122, Tasmania.
Type locality references:
Riek, E.F. 1969. The Australian freshwater crayfish (Crustacea: Decapoda: Parastacidae), with descriptions of new species. Australian Journal of Zoology 17: 855-918.

Distribution

States

Tasmania

Extra Distribution Information

Australian Endemic.

Note that conversion of the original AFD map of states, drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones to IBRA and IMCRA regions may have produced errors. The new maps will be reviewed and corrected as updates occur. The maps may not indicate the entire distribution. See further details below.

IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones (map not available)

IBRA

Tas: Flinders (FLI)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

Australia
- Tasmania

Ecological Descriptors

Freshwater.

General References

Clark, E. 1936. The freshwater and land crayfishes of Australia. Memoirs of the National Museum of Victoria, Melbourne 10: 5-58 (description)

Horwitz, P. 1990. A taxonomic revision of species in the freshwater crayfish genus Engaeus Erichson (Decapoda: Parastacidae). Invertebrate Taxonomy 4(3): 427-614

Riek, E.F. 1969. The Australian freshwater crayfish (Crustacea: Decapoda: Parastacidae), with descriptions of new species. Australian Journal of Zoology 17: 855-918 [878] (as Engaeus cunicularius)

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.

Published	Action Date	Action Type
29-May-2012	29-May-2012	MOVED
20-Oct-2011	20-Oct-2011	MODIFIED
	03-Jun-2010	MODIFIED

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