Boschettia giampietroi Busulini et al. 2003 (crab)

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Carcinidae

Full reference: A. Busulini, G. Tessier, C. Beschin and A. Angeli. 2003. Boschettia giampietroi, nuovo genre e epecie di Portunidae (Crustacea, Decapoda) dell'Eocene medio della valle del Chiamp (Vicenza, Italia Settentrionale). Studi e Ricerche - Associazione Amici del Museo - Museo Civico "G. Zannato" 15:13-18

Belongs to Boschettia according to C. E. Schweitzer et al. 2021

See also Beschin et al. 2009, Busulini et al. 2003 and Schweitzer et al. 2010

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: MCZ 2401. Its type locality is Cava Boschetto di Nogarole Vicentino (unit A), which is in a Lutetian carbonate tuff in Italy.

Ecology: semi-infaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of Italy (3 collections)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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