Species Euastacus simplex Riek, 1956
- Euastacus simplex Riek, E.F. 1956. Additions to the Australian freshwater crayfish. Records of the Australian Museum 24: 1-6 [2].
Type data:
Holotype AM P13048 ♂, 24 km N of Armidale NSW.
Paratype(s) AM P34090 ♀ (as allotype); AM P34091 ♀.
Distribution
States
New South Wales
Extra Distribution Information
Ranges from W of Dorrigo to Armidale and Gurya areas, NSW.
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
NSW: NSW North Coast (NNC), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- New South Wales: SE coastal
Ecological Descriptors
Freshwater.
Extra Ecological Information
In small to medium-sized open streams, dry sclerophyll forest and cleared areas, 1100–1380 m altitude.
General References
Merrick, J.R. 1993. Freshwater Crayfishes of New South Wales. Milson's Point : Linnean Society of N.S.W. 127 pp. (distribution and habitat with photograph)
Morgan, G.J. 1997. Freshwater crayfish of the genus Euastacus Clark (Decapoda: Parastacidae) from New South Wales, with a key to all species of the genus. Records of the Australian Museum 23: 1-110 [83]
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 |