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Longichela orobica

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Penaeidae

Taxonomy
Longichela orobica was named by Garassino and Teruzzi (1993). Its type specimen is MSNM i10738, a carapace, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Ponte Giurino, Valle Imagna (MSNM collection), which is in a Sevatian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal shale in the Argilliti di Riva di Solto Formation of Italy. It is the type species of Longichela.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1993Longichela orobica Garassino and Teruzzi p. 5 figs. Pl 1, figs 1,2; text-figs 3-11
2010Longichela orobica Schweitzer et al. p. 11

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
Deuteropoda
Mandibulata
PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
Hymenostraca(Rolfe 1969)
RankNameAuthor
superclassMulticrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
classMalacostraca()
subclassEumalacostracaGrobben 1892
CaridoidaHessler 1982
orderDecapoda
suborderDendrobranchiataBate 1888
superfamilyPenaeoideaRafinesque 1815
familyPenaeidaeRafinesque 1815
genusLongichelaGarassino and Teruzzi 1993
speciesorobica

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Longichela orobica Garassino and Teruzzi 1993
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Locomotion: actively mobilesuperf
Life habit: semi-infaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2022-11-16 15:30:51
Modified: 2025-10-02 18:59:48
Source: f = family, superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Aberhan 1992, Fearon and Clapham 2023

Age range: Sevatian or 211.18000 to 205.70000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sevatian211.18 - 205.7Italy Longichela orobica (type locality: 127158)
Sevatian211.18 - 205.7Italy (Lombardia) Longichela orobica (94207)