Species Euastacus balanensis Morgan, 1988

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Species Euastacus balanensis Morgan, 1988

Balan Spiny Crayfish

Euastacus balanensis Morgan, G.J. 1988. Freshwater crayfish of the genus Euastacus Clark (Decapoda: Parastacidae) from Queensland. Memoirs of Museum Victoria 49(1): 1-49 [1 figs 3, 4].
Type data:
Holotype QM W10984 ♂, tributary of Davies Creek, Lamb Range, Atherton Tableland.
Paratype(s) QM W10985 1♀; QM W10987 2♂; QM W10986 1♂ 1♀.

Distribution

States

Queensland

Extra Distribution Information

Lamb and Bellenden Ker Ranges.

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

Qld: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), NSW North Coast (NNC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

Australia
- Queensland: NE coastal

Ecological Descriptors

Freshwater.

Extra Ecological Information

Rainforest, high country above 800 m altitude.

General References

Morgan, G.J. 1991. The spiny freshwater crayfish of Queensland. Queensland Naturalist 31(1–2): 29-36 (key)

History of changes

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

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type
10-May-2022	DECAPODA Latreille, 1802	04-Apr-2023	MODIFIED
29-May-2012		29-May-2012	MOVED
20-Oct-2011		20-Oct-2011	MODIFIED
		03-Jun-2010	MODIFIED

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