Species Euastacus urospinosus (Riek, 1956)
Maleny Crayfish
- Euastacoides urospinosus Riek, E.F. 1956. Additions to the Australian freshwater crayfish. Records of the Australian Museum 24: 1-6 [5].
Type data:
Holotype AM P12886 ♂, Obi Obi Creek, Maleny, QLD.
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Conondale and Blackall Ranges, SE QLD.
Australian Endemic.
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, above 240 m altitude.
General References
Borsboom, A. 1998. Aspects of the biology and ecology of the Australian freshwater crayfish, Euastacus urospinosus (Decapoda: Parastacidae). Journal and Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 119: 87-100
McCormack, R.B. & Van Der Werf, P. 2012. The distribution, ecology and conservation status of Euastacus urospinosus Riek, 1956 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Parastacidae), a dwarf freshwater crayfish from the Mary and Brisbane River drainages, south-eastern Queensland. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 56(2): 639-646
Morgan, G.J. 1988. Freshwater crayfish of the genus Euastacus Clark (Decapoda: Parastacidae) from Queensland. Memoirs of Museum Victoria 49(1): 1-49 [39] (as Euastacus urospinosus)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |