Faxegalathea Jakobsen and Collins 1997 (decapod)

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Munidopsidae

Full reference: S. L. Jakobsen and J. S. H. Collins. 1997. New middle Danian species of anomuran and brachyuran crabs from Fakse, Denmark. Bulletin of the Geological Society of Denmark 44:89-100

Parent taxon: Munidopsidae according to C.E. Schweitzer et al. 2023

See also Beschin et al. 2016, Busulini et al. 2019, Jakobsen and Collins 1997, Schweitzer and Feldmann 2000 and Schweitzer et al. 2010

Sister taxa: Ambulocapsa, Ankylokypha, Aulavescus, Brazilomunida, Bullariscus, Calteagalathea, Cracensigillatus, Cristinagalathea, Culmenformosa, Gastrosacus, Mizunotengus, Munidopsis, Octoeurax, Palaeomunidopsis, Palmunidopsis, Pegomyrmekella, Raymunida, Shinkaia, Shinkaiinae, Vetoplautus

Subtaxa: Faxegalathea platyspinosa Faxegalathea valeccensis

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Type: Faxegalathea platyspinosa

Ecology: semi-infaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of Italy (3 collections)

• Paleocene of Denmark (1)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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