Palaega Woodward 1870 (pill bug)

Malacostraca - Isopoda - Cirolanidae

Sepkoski considered Palaega a synonym of Bathynomus. Palaega is extinct (according to WoRMS), but Bathynomus is extant (and considered a valid, separate genus from Paleaga).

Parent taxon: Cirolanidae according to W. T. Jones et al. 2014

See also Feldmann and Rust 2006, Gall 1971, Rathbun 1935, Sepkoski 2002 and Wieder and Feldmann 1989

Sister taxa: Brunnaega, Cirolana, Eonatatolana

Subtaxa: Palaega carteri Palaega catulloi Palaega furcillanatis Palaega goedertorum Palaega guadalupensis Palaega jurassica Palaega kakatahi Palaega pumila Palaega williamsonensis Palaega yamadai

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Ecology: epifaunal omnivore

Distribution:

• Pliocene of New Zealand (1 collection)

• Miocene of United States (1: Washington)

• Oligocene of United States (8: Washington)

• Eocene of Italy (1), United States (2: Washington)

• Paleocene of Denmark (1)

• Cretaceous of Austria (1), Japan (1), the United Kingdom (1), United States (3: Texas)

• Jurassic of Germany (4), Italy (1), Switzerland (10)

• Triassic of France (2)

Total: 37 collections each including a single occurrence

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