Malacostraca - Decapoda - Galatheidae
Alternative spelling: Galathea (Palaeomunida)
Parent taxon: Galatheidae according to C.E. Schweitzer et al. 2023
See also Beschin et al. 2018, Bishop 1985, De Angeli and Beschin 2008, De Angeli et al. 2010, Muller and Collins 1991, Schweitzer et al. 2010 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Acanthogalathea, Allogalathea, Bolcagalathea, Eomunidopsis, Eosadayoshia, Galathea, Galatheinae, Lessinigalathea, Luisogalathea, Munidopsinae, Paramunida, Phylladiorhynchus, Tethysgalathea
Subtaxa: Palaeomunida defecta Palaeomunida multicristata
Type: Palaeomunida defecta
Ecology: epifaunal detritivore
Distribution:
• Oligocene of Italy (6 collections)
• Eocene of Italy (3)
• Paleogene of Hungary (1)
• Cretaceous of Spain (1)
• Jurassic of Romania (3)
Total: 14 collections including 16 occurrences
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