Acanthogalathea squamosa Beschin et al. 2007 (decapod)

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Galatheidae

Full reference: C. Beschin, A. Busulini, A. De Angeli and G. Tessier. 2007. I Decapodi dell’Eocene Inferiore di Contrada Gecchelina (Vicenza – Italia Settentrionale) (Anomura e Brachiura) 1-76

Belongs to Acanthogalathea according to A. De Angeli and L. Ceccon 2017

See also Beschin et al. 2015, Beschin et al. 2007 and Schweitzer et al. 2010

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: Its type locality is Contrada Gecchelina, Monte di Malo, which is in a Ypresian platform/shelf-margin reef limestone in Italy

Ecology: epifaunal detritivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of Italy (3 collections)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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