Kingdom Animalia Class Malacostraca Family Parathelphusidae Rank Genus | Subphylum Crustacea Infraorder Brachyura Phylum Arthropoda Order Decapoda | |
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Similar Decapoda, Ceylonthelphusa, Parathelphusidae, Gecarcinucidae | ||
Austrothelphusa is a genus of freshwater crab endemic to Australia, comprising the following species:
Most of these species are restricted to Queensland, but Austrothelphusa transversa is also found in New South Wales, South Australia, Northern Territory and Western Australia.
These crabs grow to a carapace width of 50 millimetres (2.0 in) and are omnivores.
References
Austrothelphusa Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA