Malacostraca - Decapoda - Galatheidae

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

Parent taxon: Galatheidae according to C.E. Schweitzer et al. 2023

See also Klompmaker et al. 2022

Sister taxa: Acanthogalathea, Allogalathea, Bolcagalathea, Eomunidopsis, Eosadayoshia, Galathea, Galatheinae, Lessinigalathea, Luisogalathea, Munidopsinae, Palaeomunida, Paramunida, Phylladiorhynchus

Subtaxa: Tethysgalathea prealpina

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Type: Eomunidopsis prealpina

Ecology: epifaunal detritivore

Distribution: found only at Rama di Bolca (Eocene of Italy)

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