Malacostraca - Isopoda - Cirolanidae
Full reference: R. M. Feldmann and S. Rust. 2006. Palaega kakatahi n. sp.: the first record of a marine fossil isopod from the Pliocene of New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics 49:411-415
Belongs to Palaega according to R. M. Feldmann and S. Rust 2006
Sister taxa: Palaega carteri, Palaega catulloi, Palaega furcillanatis, Palaega goedertorum, Palaega guadalupensis, Palaega jurassica, Palaega pumila, Palaega williamsonensis, Palaega yamadai
Type specimen: AU18669. Its type locality is Tangahoe Formation in Wanganui Basin, which is in a Pliocene basinal (siliciclastic) mudstone in the Tangahoe Formation of New Zealand.
Ecology: epifaunal omnivore
Distribution: found only at Tangahoe Formation in Wanganui Basin
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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