Lessinigalathea de Angeli and Garassino 2002 (decapod)

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Galatheidae

Full reference: A. de Angeli and A. Garassino. 2002. Galatheid, chirostylid and porcellanid decapods (Crustacea, Decapoda, Anomura) from the Eocene and Oligocene of Vicenza (N Italy). Memorie della Società Italiana di Scienze Naturali e del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano 30(3):1-40

Parent taxon: Galatheidae according to A. De Angeli and L. Ceccon 2017

See also Beschin et al. 2015, Beschin et al. 2016, Schweitzer et al. 2010 and Tessier et al. 2011

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

Subtaxa: Lessinigalathea regalis

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Ecology: epifaunal detritivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of Italy (8 collections)

Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence

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