Malacostraca - Decapoda - Catillogalatheidae
Full reference: C. M. Robins, R. M. Feldmann, C. E. Schweitzer and A. Bonde. 2016. New families Paragalatheidae and Catillogalatheidae (Decapoda: Anomura: Galatheoidea) from the Mesozoic, restriction of the genus Paragalathea, and establishment of 6 new genera and 20 new species. Annalen des Naturhistorischen Museums in Wien, Serie A 118:65-131
Belongs to Tuberosagalathea according to C. M. Robins et al. 2016
Sister taxa: Tuberosagalathea antefixa, Tuberosagalathea neocomiensis, Tuberosagalathea neojurensis
Type specimen: LPBIIIart128, a carapace. Its type locality is Purcăreni, which is in a Tithonian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in Romania.
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution: found only at Purcăreni
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