†Galatheites sforum Klompmaker et al. 2022 (decapod)
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Malacostraca - Decapoda - Catillogalatheidae
Full reference: A. A. Klompmaker, C. M. Robins, S. L. Jakobsen and E. Sheldon. 2022. Systematics of 12 Jurassic, Cretaceous, and Paleogene squat lobster taxa (Galatheoidea). Journal of Paleontology 96:1087-1110
Belongs to Galatheites according to A. A. Klompmaker et al. 2022
Sister taxa: Galatheites aiola, Galatheites diasema, Galatheites obtecta, Galatheites zitteli
Type specimen: SNSB-BSPG 2014 I 49a, a carapace. Its type locality is Saal Quarry, which is in a Kimmeridgian platform/shelf-margin reef limestone in the Massenkalk Formation of Germany.
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution: found only at Saal Quarry
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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