Palaega williamsonensis Rathbun 1935 (pill bug)

Malacostraca - Isopoda - Cirolanidae

Full reference: M. J. Rathbun. 1935. Fossil Crustacea of the Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain. Geological Society of America Special Paper (2)1-160

Belongs to Palaega according to M. J. Rathbun 1935

Sister taxa: Palaega carteri, Palaega catulloi, Palaega furcillanatis, Palaega goedertorum, Palaega guadalupensis, Palaega jurassica, Palaega kakatahi, Palaega pumila, Palaega yamadai

Type specimen: Its type locality is 2 1/2 mi SW of Thrall, which is in a Cretaceous marine horizon in the Navarro Formation of Texas

Ecology: epifaunal omnivore

Distribution: found only at 2 1/2 mi SW of Thrall

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