DecaNet (World List of Decapoda)

Traits taxon details

Cherax quinquecarinatus (Gray in Eyre, 1845)

AphiaID

885574 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:885574)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Cherax Erichson, 1846

Original name

Astacus quinque-carinatus Gray in Eyre, 1845

Environment

~~marine~~, ~~brackish~~, fresh, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

(of ) Gray, J.E. (1845). Descriptions of Some New Australian Animals. <em>In: Edward John Eyre, Journals of Expeditions of Discovery into Central Australia.</em> 1: 405-411 (Appendix)., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53712820 [details]

Taxonomic citation

DecaNet eds. (2025). DecaNet. Cherax quinquecarinatus (Gray in Eyre, 1845). Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025) Marine Species Traits at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=885574 on 2025-04-04

Thematic species database citation

Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025). Marine Species Traits. Cherax quinquecarinatus (Gray in Eyre, 1845). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=885574 on 2025-04-04

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2016-09-19 12:37:05Z

created

Crandall, Keith A.

2021-01-19 10:38:58Z

changed

De Grave, Sammy

2025-01-08 23:45:18Z

changed

Ahyong, Shane

[taxonomic tree]

original description (of ) Gray, J.E. (1845). Descriptions of Some New Australian Animals. <em>In: Edward John Eyre, Journals of Expeditions of Discovery into Central Australia.</em> 1: 405-411 (Appendix)., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53712820 [details]

Present

Inaccurate

Introduced: alien

Containing type locality

Definitions

To Barcode of Life (11 barcodes)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Cherax quinquecarinatus)
To GenBank (126 nucleotides; 123 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (3 records)