Species Leptestheria timmsi Padhye & Rabet, 2023
- Leptestheria timmsi Padhye, S.M. & Rabet, N. 2023. Assigning the Australian clam shrimp Eoleptestheria (Branchiopoda: Spinicaudata: Leptestheriidae) to a new species status. Zootaxa 5318(4): 563-570 [564].
Type data:
Holotype AM P92974 1 hermaphrodite, Lake Toomaroo, Bindegolly National Park, QLD [27°58’47.604”S, 144°12’3.708”E].
Paratype(s) AM P80191 8 hermaphrodites, same data as Holotype.
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Eoleptestheria ticinensis (Balsamo-Crivelli, 1859) [a misidentification]. —
Timms, B.V. 2009. First records of a leptestherid clam shrimp in Australia (Crustacea, Spinicaudata, Leptestheriidae, Eoleptestheria). In: Bruce N (Ed) Advances in the taxonomy and biogeography of Crustacea in the Southern Hemisphere. ZooKeys 18: 1-16
Introduction
Treated by Timms (2009) as the European species Eoleptestheria ticinensis (Balsamo-Crivelli, 1859) but identified as a new species by Padhye & Rabet (2023) following Schwentner et al. (2020).
Distribution
States
Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Known from three widely separate locations, near Thargomindah, QLD, Kuranda near Cairns, QLD, and SE of Karatha, WA,
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
Qld, WA: Mulga Lands (ML), Pilbara (PIL), Wet Tropics (WT)
General References
Schwentner, M., Rabet, N., Richter, S., Giribet, G., Padhye, S., Cart, J., Bonillo, C. & Rogers, D.C. 2020. Phylogeny and biogeography of Spinicaudata (Crustacea: Branchiopoda). Zoological Studies 59(44): 1-23
Timms, B.V. 2009. First records of a leptestherid clam shrimp in Australia (Crustacea, Spinicaudata, Leptestheriidae, Eoleptestheria). In: Bruce N (Ed) Advances in the taxonomy and biogeography of Crustacea in the Southern Hemisphere. ZooKeys 18: 1-16
Timms, B.V. 2018. Keys to the Australian clam shrimps (Crustacea: Branchiopoda: Laevicaudata, Spinicaudata, Cyclestherida). Museum Victoria Science Report 20: 1-25 [available online at https://museumsvictoria.com.au/collections-research/journals/museum-victoria-science-reports/] (noted that molecular analysis may establish Australian specimens as a new species)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEPTESTHERIIDAE Daday, 1923 | 11-Apr-2024 | ADDED |