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Petrochirus poscolensis

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Diogenidae

Taxonomy
Petrochirus poscolensis was named by Beschin et al. (2006). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Grotta T. Poscola, which is in a Priabonian marine horizon in Italy.

Entered
by C. Schweitzer on 2012-02-12; modified by M. Uhen on 2020-01-25

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2006Petrochirus poscolensis Beschin et al. p. 100
2010Petrochirus poscolensis Schweitzer et al. p. 55
2012Petrochirus poscolensis Busulini et al. p. 49 figs. T. 1, ff. 6-7

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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)
superclassMulticrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
RankNameAuthor
classMalacostraca()
subclassEumalacostracaGrobben 1892
—CaridoidaHessler 1982
orderDecapoda
suborderPleocyemataBurkenroad 1963
—Reptantia(Boas)
—MeiuraSaint Laurent 1980
infraorderAnomuraMilne-Edwards 1832
superfamilyPaguroideaLatreille 1802
familyDiogenidaeOrtmann 1892
genusPetrochirusStimpson 1858
speciesposcolensis

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.

†Petrochirus poscolensis Beschin et al. 2006
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: detritivoresuperf
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2022-11-16 16:16:09
Modified: 2025-10-01 19:08:35
Source: f = family, superf = superfamily, o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan 1992, Turnsek 1997, Valdez and Clapham 2023, Fearon and Clapham 2023

Age range: Priabonian or 37.71000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Italy Petrochirus poscolensis (type locality: 207634 226744 226756)