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
Belongs to Palaeomunida according to C. E. Schweitzer et al. 2010
See also de Angeli and Garassino 2002
Sister taxon: Palaeomunida defecta
Type specimen: MCZ 2184, a carapace. Its type locality is Cava Orgiano, San Feliciano Hill, which is in a Priabonian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in Italy.
Ecology: epifaunal detritivore
Distribution: found only at Cava Orgiano, San Feliciano Hill
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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