Malacostraca - Decapoda - Galatheidae
Alternative combination: Galathea orobensis
Full reference: L. Via Boada. 1981. Les Crustacés Décapodes du Cénomanien de Navarra (Espagne): premiers resultats de l’étude des Galatheidae. Géobios 14(2):247-251
Belongs to Eomunidopsis according to C. E. Schweitzer et al. 2010
See also Beschin et al. 2016, Ruiz de Gaona 1943 and Via Boada 1981
Sister taxa: Eomunidopsis aldoirarensis, Eomunidopsis cobbani, Eomunidopsis kinokunica, Eomunidopsis kojimai, Eomunidopsis limonitica, Eomunidopsis meerssensis, Eomunidopsis navarrensis, Eomunidopsis portlandica, Eomunidopsis texcalaensis
Type specimen: Its type locality is Monte Orobe, near Alsasua (MGSB collection), which is in an Albian/Cenomanian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in Spain
Ecology: epifaunal detritivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Spain (4 collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
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