Shinkaia Baba and Williams 1998 (decapod)
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Malacostraca - Decapoda - Galatheidae
Parent taxon: Galatheidae according to C. E. Schweitzer et al. 2010
See also Schweitzer and Feldmann 2000 and Schweitzer and Feldmann 2008
Sister taxa: Acanthogalathea, Allogalathea, Austromunida, Bolcagalathea, Calteagalathea, Cretagalathea, Eomunidopsis, Galathea, Galatheinae, Gastrosacus, Lessinigalathea, Luisogalathea, Munidopsinae, Munitheites, Palaeomunida, Paramunida, Phylladiorhynchus, Raymunida, Shinkaiinae, Spathagalathea, Tethysgalathea
Subtaxa: Shinkaia crosnieri Shinkaia katapsyxis
Type: Shinkaia crosnieri
Ecology: epifaunal detritivore
Distribution: found only at LACMIP 12385, Humptulips Fm (Eocene of Washington)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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