Species Caridina spinula Choy & Marshall, 1997
Mcilwraith Range Caridina
- Caridina spinula Choy, S. & Marshall, J. 1997. Two new species of freshwater atyid shrimps (Crustacea: Decapoda: Atyidae) from northern Queensland and the distributional ecology of the Caridina typus species-group in Australia. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 42(1): 25-36 [31 figs 1c, 2g-h, 4f-q].
Type data:
Holotype QM W21913 ♀, east flowing tributary of Leo Creek, near crossing of Leo Creek Mine Road, Nesbit River catchment, McIlwraith Range, Cape York [13°44.6'S 143°21.5'E].
Paratype(s) QM W21914 ♂, east flowing tributary of Leo Creek, near crossing of Leo Creek Mine Road, Nesbit River catchment, McIlwraith Range, Cape York; QM W21915 5♂ 7♀, east flowing tributary of Leo Creek, near crossing of Leo Creek Mine Road, Nesbit River catchment, McIlwraith Range, Cape York; QM W21422 7♂ 34♀, west flowing headwaters of Peach Creek, Archer River catchment, McIlwraith Range, Cape York.
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
McIlwraith Range, Cape York.
Known only from type locality.
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)
Ecological Descriptors
Freshwater.
Extra Ecological Information
In pools in rocky creek, with some sand and gravel on bottom, in tropical mesophyll rainforest with a closed canopy.
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 22-Jul-2013 | 22-Jul-2013 | MODIFIED | ||
| 10-May-2012 | 10-May-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |