Bolcagalathea Beschin et al. 2016 (decapod)

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Galatheidae

Full reference: C. Beschin, A. Busulini, G. Tessier and R. Zorzin. 2016. I crostacei associati a coralli nell’Eocene inferiore dell’area di Bolca (Verona e Vicenza, Italia nordorientale). Memorie del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Verona - 2. serie, Sezione Scienze della Terra 9:1-189

Parent taxon: Galatheidae according to A. De Angeli and L. Ceccon 2017

See also Beschin et al. 2016

Sister taxa: Acanthogalathea, Allogalathea, Austromunida, Calteagalathea, Cretagalathea, Eomunidopsis, Galathea, Galatheinae, Gastrosacus, Lessinigalathea, Luisogalathea, Munidopsinae, Munitheites, Palaeomunida, Paramunida, Phylladiorhynchus, Raymunida, Shinkaia, Shinkaiinae, Spathagalathea, Tethysgalathea

Subtaxa: Bolcagalathea corallina Bolcagalathea multispinosa Bolcagalathea venetica

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Type: Bolcagalathea corallina

Ecology: epifaunal detritivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of Italy (3 collections)

Total: 3 collections including 5 occurrences

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