Palaeastacus fuciformis SCHLOTHEIM, 1822

Taxonomy

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca Latreille, 1802
Order: Decapoda Latreille, 1802
Family: Erymidae Van Straelen, 1924
Genus: Palaeastacus
Species: Palaeastacus fuciformis
Author Citation SCHLOTHEIM, 1822

Geological Time Scale

Eon: Phanerozoic
Era: Mesozoic
Period: Jurassic
Sub Period: None
Epoch: Late
International Age: Tithonian

Stratigraphy

Weissjura Group
Solnhofen Formation

Biostratigraphy

Hybonoticeras hybonotum Zone
Lithacoceras riedense Subzone

Provenance

Collector: T. Bastelberger
Date Collected: 07/01/1990
Acquired by: Field Collection

Dimensions

Length: 3 cm

Location

Denkendorf, Borough Zandt
District Eichstätt
Bavaria
Germany

• tithonian
• lithographic limestone
• solnhofen
• palaeastacus
• zandt
• tff-oilshale-ar732

Comments

References:

Alessandro Garassino & Günter Schweigert (2006) The Upper Jurassic Solnhofen decapod crustacean fauna: review of the types from old descriptions. Part I. Infraorders Astacidea, Thalassinidea, and Palinura". Memorie della Società Italiana di Scienze Naturali e del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano 34.

Schlotheim E.F. von (1822) Nachträge zur Petrefactenkunde, 1. Gotha: Becker