Longichela

Extinct genus of crustaceans From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Longichela orobica is an extinct species of prawn[1] which lived in the Norian,[2] and is the only species in the genus Longichela.[3]

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Longichela
Temporal range: 205.6–201.6 Ma
Norian
Longichela from Berbenno (Italy)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Dendrobranchiata
Family: Penaeidae
Genus: Longichela
Garassino & Teruzzi, 1993
Species:
L. orobica
Binomial name
Longichela orobica
Garassino & Teruzzi, 1993
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Distribution

Fossils of this species were found only in the Triassic marine strata of Lombardy (Northern Italy).

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