Malacostraca - Isopoda - Cirolanidae
Full reference: R. M. Feldmann and S. Goolaerts. 2005. Palaega rugosa, a new species of fossil isopod (Crustacea) from Maastrichtian rocks of Tunisia. Journal of Paleontology 79:1031-1035
Belongs to Palaega according to R. M. Feldmann and S. Goolaerts 2005
Sister taxa: Palaega carteri, Palaega catulloi, Palaega furcillanatis, Palaega goedertorum, Palaega guadalupensis, Palaega jurassica, Palaega kakatahi, Palaega lamnae, Palaega pumila, Palaega williamsonensis, Palaega yamadai
Type specimen: IRSNB TC MI 10998, a carapace. Its type locality is Tabet Zaara, 7 m below K/Pg, which is in a Maastrichtian carbonate marl in the El Haria Formation of Tunisia.
Ecology: epifaunal omnivore
Distribution: found only at Tabet Zaara, 7 m below K/Pg
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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