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Asthenognathus laverdensis

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Varunidae

Taxonomy
Asthenognathus laverdensis was named by De Angeli and Garassino (2006). Its type specimen is MSNM i26744, a carapace, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Laverda, which is in a Rupelian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal marl in Italy.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2006Asthenognathus laverdensis De Angeli and Garassino
2010Asthenognathus laverdensis Schweitzer et al. p. 142

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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
—ThoracotremataGuinot 1977
superfamilyGrapsoideaMacLeay 1838
familyVarunidaeMilne-Edwards 1853
subfamilyAsthenognathinaeStimpson 1858
genusAsthenognathusStimpson 1858
specieslaverdensis

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.

†Asthenognathus laverdensis De Angeli and Garassino 2006
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: infaunalf
Diet: detritivoresuperf
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2025-10-02 19:04:41
Modified: 2025-10-02 19:04:41
Source: f = family, superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Fearon and Clapham 2023, Valdez and Clapham 2023, Aberhan 1992

Age range: Rupelian or 33.90000 to 27.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Italy (Vicenza) Asthenognathus laverdensis (type locality: 127496)