Malacostraca - Decapoda - Munidopsidae
Alternative combination: Tethysmunida valeccensis
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
Belongs to Faxegalathea according to A. Busulini et al. 2019
See also Beschin et al. 2016 and De Angeli and Ceccon 2017
Sister taxon: Faxegalathea platyspinosa
Type specimen: VR 93893. Its type locality is Valecco, which is in a Ypresian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in Italy.
Ecology: semi-infaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of Italy (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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