Species Euastacus spinichelatus Morgan, 1997
- Euastacus spinichelatus 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 [87 figs 41, 42].
Type data:
Holotype AM P34103 ♀, Fenwicks Creek, tributary of Hastings River, on Oxley Highway south of Yarrowitch, NSW [31°18'S 151°59'E].
Paratype(s) AM P33962 7 specimens, Fenwicks Creek, tributary of Hastings River, on Oxley Highway south of Yarrowitch, NSW; AM P33960 3♂ ♀, Joyces Creek, tributary of Yarrowitch River, on Oxley Highway, NSW; AM P33966 3♂, Bobbin Creek near source, tributary of Dingo Creek west of Elands, NSW.
Distribution
States
New South Wales
Extra Distribution Information
From Hastings Range NW of Port Macquarie, and from mountains W of Comboyne, 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 streams through temperate rainforest and wet and dry sclerophyll forest, persist in cleared areas, at altitudes above 680 m.
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 |