Malacostraca - Decapoda - Porcellanidae
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: Porcellanidae according to C.E. Schweitzer et al. 2023
See also Schweitzer et al. 2010
Sister taxa: Ancylocheles, Beripetrolisthes, Cretacolana, Disipia, Eopetrolisthes, Lobipetrolisthes, Longoporcellana, Megalobrachium, Montemagrelisthes, Pachycheles, Paraporcellana, Petrocheles, Petrolisthes, Pisidia, Polyonyx, Porcellana, Vibrissalana
Subtaxa: Spathagalathea minuta
Type: Spathagalathea minuta
Ecology: epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Eocene of Italy (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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