Malacostraca - Decapoda - Galatheidae

Full reference: A. Garassino, A. De Angeli, and G. Pasini. 2008. New decapod assemblage from the Upper Creaceous (Cenomanian-Turonian) of Gara Sbaa, southeastern Morocco. Atti della Società Italiana di Scienze Naturali e del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano 149(1):37-67

Parent taxon: Galatheidae according to C. E. Schweitzer et al. 2010

Sister taxa: Acanthogalathea, Allogalathea, Austromunida, Bolcagalathea, Calteagalathea, Eomunidopsis, Galathea, Galatheinae, Gastrosacus, Lessinigalathea, Luisogalathea, Munidopsinae, Munitheites, Palaeomunida, Paramunida, Phylladiorhynchus, Raymunida, Shinkaia, Shinkaiinae, Spathagalathea, Tethysgalathea

Subtaxa: Cretagalathea exigua

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Type: Cretagalathea exigua

Ecology: epifaunal detritivore

Distribution: found only at Gara Sbaa (MSNM collection) (Cretaceous of Morocco)

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