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Asthenognathus urretae

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Varunidae

Taxonomy
Asthenognathus urretae was named by Schweitzer and Feldmann (2001). Its type specimen is GHUNLPam 16832, an exoskeleton, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Estancia 25 de Mayo, which is in a Lutetian marine horizon in the Centinela Formation of Argentina.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2001Asthenognathus urretae Schweitzer and Feldmann p. 342
2004Asthenognathus urretae Casadio et al.
2010Asthenognathus urretae Schweitzer et al. p. 143

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
—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
speciesurretae

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 urretae Schweitzer and Feldmann 2001
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: infaunalsuperf
Diet: detritivoresuperf
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2022-08-23 13:46:39
Modified: 2022-09-18 00:50:49
Source: superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Valdez and Clapham 2023, Aberhan 1992

Age range: base of the Lutetian to the top of the Burdigalian or 48.07000 to 15.98000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Argentina (Santa Cruz) Asthenognathus urretae (type locality: 202316)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Argentina Asthenognathus urretae (43002)