Species Engaeus quadrimanus Clark, 1936

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Species Engaeus quadrimanus Clark, 1936

Engaeus quadrimanus Clark, E. 1936. The freshwater and land crayfishes of Australia. Memoirs of the National Museum of Victoria, Melbourne 10: 5-58 [41 pl. VIII fig. 32].
Type data:
Lectotype NMV J15711 1 specimen, Warragul, Gippsland, VIC.
Paralectotype(s) NMV J879 2 specimens, Warragul, Gippsland, VIC; NMV J3928 1 specimen; NMV J3948 1 specimen (other possible paralectotypes NMV J3950, NMV J3951 1 specimen); NMV J3951 1 specimen, Derby River, Wilsons Promotory, VIC; NMV J3950 1 specimen, Lakes Entrance, VIC; NMV J3928 1 specimen, Lakes Entrance, VIC.
Subsequent designation references:
Horwitz, P. 1990. A taxonomic revision of species in the freshwater crayfish genus Engaeus Erichson (Decapoda: Parastacidae). Invertebrate Taxonomy 4(3): 427-614 [455].
Engaeus marmoratus Clark, E. 1941. New species of Australian freshwater and land crayfishes (Family Parastacidae). Memoirs of the National Museum of Victoria, Melbourne 12: 31-40 [39 pl. X fig. 7].
Type data:
Status unknown, (presumed lost), South Buchan, VIC.

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

Horwitz, P. 1990. A taxonomic revision of species in the freshwater crayfish genus Engaeus Erichson (Decapoda: Parastacidae). Invertebrate Taxonomy 4(3): 427-614 [455]

Distribution

States

Victoria

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

Vic: Australian Alps (AA), Flinders (FLI), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), Riverina (RIV), 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
- Victoria: Murray-Darling basin, SE coastal

Ecological Descriptors

Burrower, lentic, littoral.

Extra Ecological Information

Under stones in the shallow, marginal zone.

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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