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Galathea affinis

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Galatheidae

Taxonomy
Galathea affinis was named by Ristori (1886). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Bianchi, which is in a Pliocene marine horizon in Italy.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1886Galathea affinis Ristori p. 126 figs. Pl 2, fig 18
2010Galathea affinis Schweitzer et al. p. 49

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
Deuteropoda
Mandibulata
PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
Hymenostraca(Rolfe 1969)
superclassMulticrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
RankNameAuthor
classMalacostraca()
subclassEumalacostracaGrobben 1892
CaridoidaHessler 1982
orderDecapoda
suborderPleocyemataBurkenroad 1963
Reptantia(Boas)
MeiuraSaint Laurent 1980
infraorderAnomuraMilne-Edwards 1832
superfamilyGalatheoideaSamouelle 1819
familyGalatheidaeSamouelle 1819
genusGalatheaFabricius 1793
speciesaffinis

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Galathea affinis Ristori 1886
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: detritivoref
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2022-08-23 13:24:49
Modified: 2022-08-23 13:24:49
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan 1992, Valdez and Clapham 2023, Turnsek 1997

Age range: Pliocene or 5.33300 to 2.58000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Italy Galathea affinis (type locality: 226989)