PBDB Collection

Formation of Castelgomberto (Oligocene of Italy)

Where: Vicenza, Italy (45.5° N, 11.5° E: paleocoordinates 42.8° N, 9.9° E)

When: Early/Lower Oligocene (33.9 - 28.4 Ma)

Environment/lithology: reef, buildup or bioherm; limestone

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Primary reference: C. Beschin, A. De Angeli, and A. Checchi. 2001. Crostacei decapodi associate a coralli della “Formazione di Castelgomberto” (Oligocene) (Vicenza-Italia Settentrionale). Studi e Ricerche - Associazione Amici del Museo - Museo Civico "G. Zannato" 2001:13-30 [C. Schweitzer/E. Johnson/M. Clapham]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 147005: authorized by Carrie Schweitzer, entered by Evaline Johnson on 04.07.2013

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Taxonomic list

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Malacostraca
Decapoda - Galatheidae	Palaeomunida defecta Palaeomunida defecta Lorenthey 1902 decapod Lorenthey, 1901
Decapoda - Porcellanidae	Petrolisthes vicetinus Petrolisthes vicetinus Beschin et al. 2001 decapod Beschin, De Angeli, and Checchi, 2001
Decapoda - Domeciidae	"Maldivia oligocenica" = Jonesius oligocenicus "Maldivia oligocenica" = Jonesius oligocenicus Beschin et al. 2001 crab Beschin, De Angeli, and Checchi, 2001
Decapoda -	Daragrapsus trispinosus Daragrapsus trispinosus Muller and Collins 1991 crab Muller and Collins, 1991
Decapoda - Dairidae	Daira depressa Daira depressa Milne Edwards 1865 crab A. Milne-Edwards, 1865
Decapoda - Portunidae	Rakosia grumiensis Rakosia grumiensis Beschin et al. 2001 swimming crab Beschin, De Angeli, and Checchi, 2001
Decapoda - Majidae	Micippa antiqua n. sp. Micippa antiqua n. sp. Beschin et al. 2001 spider crab
Decapoda - Carpiliidae	Palaeocarpilius macrochelus Palaeocarpilius macrochelus Desmarest 1822 crab Desmarest, 1822
Decapoda - Euryplacidae	Corallicarcinus sp. Corallicarcinus sp. Muller and Collins 1991 crab
Decapoda - Xanthidae	Xantho sp. Xantho sp. Leach 1804 stone crab
Decapoda - Parthenopidae	Daldorfia fabianii Daldorfia fabianii Beschin et al. 2001 crab Beschin, De Angeli, and Checchi, 2001
Decapoda - Dromiidae	Dromilites corvini Dromilites corvini Bittner 1893 crab Bittner, 1893
Decapoda - Dynomenidae	Dynomene lessinea n. sp. Dynomene lessinea n. sp. Beschin et al. 2001 crab