†Acanthogalathea squamosa Beschin et al. 2007 (decapod)
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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
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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