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Boschettia giampietroi

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Carcinidae

Taxonomy
Boschettia giampietroi was named by Busulini et al. (2003). Its type specimen is MCZ 2401 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Cava Boschetto di Nogarole Vicentino (unit A), which is in a Lutetian carbonate tuff in Italy. It is the type species of Boschettia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2003Boschettia giampietroi Busulini et al. p. 15
2009Boschettia giampietroi Beschin et al. p. 75
2010Boschettia giampietroi Schweitzer et al. p. 107
2021Boschettia giampietroi Schweitzer et al. p. 7 fig. 3.4

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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
classMalacostraca()
subclassEumalacostracaGrobben 1892
RankNameAuthor
CaridoidaHessler 1982
orderDecapoda
suborderPleocyemataBurkenroad 1963
Reptantia(Boas)
MeiuraSaint Laurent 1980
infraorderBrachyura()
Eubrachyurade Saint Laurent 1980
HeterotremataGuinot 1977
superfamilyPortunoideaRafinesque 1815
familyCarcinidaeMacLeay 1838
subfamilyPolybiinaePaulson 1875
genusBoschettia
speciesgiampietroi

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.

Boschettia giampietroi Busulini et al. 2003
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: semi-infaunalf
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2022-11-16 17:22:41
Modified: 2022-11-16 17:22:41
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Fearon and Clapham 2023, Aberhan 1992, Turnsek 1997

Age range: base of the Ypresian to the top of the Lutetian or 56.00000 to 41.03000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Italy Boschettia giampietroi (140158 207595)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Italy Boschettia giampietroi (226615)