Malacostraca - Decapoda - Galatheidae
Full reference: A. De Angeli and L. Ceccon. 2017. Contributo ai crostacei decapodi dell’Eocene inferiore dei Monti Lessini orientali (Italia nordorientale). Natura Vicentina 20:5-38
Belongs to Galathea according to A. De Angeli and L. Ceccon 2017
Sister taxa: Galathea (Acanthogalathea), Galathea affinis, Galathea antiqua, Galathea australiensis, Galathea berica, Galathea cretacea, Galathea dispersa, Galathea hexacristata, Galathea keiji, Galathea keijii, Galathea lovarica, Galathea lupiae, Galathea magnifica, Galathea mainensis, Galathea munidoides, Galathea sahariana, Galathea squamifera, Galathea strigifera, Galathea strigosa, Galathea subsquamata, Galathea valmaranensis, Galathea weinfurteri, Galathea whiteleggii
Type specimen: MCV.16/84-I.G.371327, a carapace. Its type locality is Monte Magrè, which is in a Ypresian carbonate packstone in Italy.
Ecology: epifaunal detritivore
Distribution: found only at Monte Magrè
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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