Species Engaeus fossor (Erichson, 1846)
- Astacus (Engaeus) fossor Erichson, W.F. 1846. Uebersicht der Arten der Gattung Astacus. Archiv für Naturgeschichte xii: 86-103, 375-377 [102].
Type data:
Lectotype ZMB 1123, Tasmania.
Paralectotype(s) ZMB 1124.Subsequent designation references:
Clark, E. 1936. The freshwater and land crayfishes of Australia. Memoirs of the National Museum of Victoria, Melbourne 10: 5-58. - Engaeus ignotus Clark, E. 1939. Tasmanian Parastacidae. Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 1938: 117-128 [124 pl. 13 figs 8, 8a].
Type data:
Syntype(s) NMV J878 3 specimens, Smithton, TAS.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Riek, E.F. 1969. The Australian freshwater crayfish (Crustacea: Decapoda: Parastacidae), with descriptions of new species. Australian Journal of Zoology 17: 855-918 [878]
Distribution
States
Tasmania, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
Tas, Vic: Australian Alps (AA), Flinders (FLI), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Tasmania
- Victoria: SE coastal
Ecological Descriptors
Freshwater.
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 29-May-2012 | 29-May-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 20-Oct-2011 | 20-Oct-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 03-Jun-2010 | MODIFIED |