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Mesogalathea
Taxonomy
Mesogalathea was named by Housa (1963) [Sepkoski's age data: J u K u]. It is not extant.
It was synonymized subjectively with Paragalathea by Bishop (1985).
It was assigned to Decapoda by Sepkoski (2002); to Galatheidae by Housa (1963), Schweitzer et al. (2010); and to Paragalatheidae by Robins et al. (2016), Schweitzer et al. (2023).
It was synonymized subjectively with Paragalathea by Bishop (1985).
It was assigned to Decapoda by Sepkoski (2002); to Galatheidae by Housa (1963), Schweitzer et al. (2010); and to Paragalatheidae by Robins et al. (2016), Schweitzer et al. (2023).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1963 | Mesogalathea Housa |
| 2002 | Mesogalathea Sepkoski |
| 2010 | Mesogalathea Schweitzer et al. p. 50 |
| 2016 | Mesogalathea Robins et al. p. 80 |
| 2023 | Mesogalathea Schweitzer et al. p. 17 |
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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.
G. †Mesogalathea Housa 1963
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†Mesogalathea ardua Gašparič et al. 2020
†Mesogalathea macra Robins et al. 2016
†Mesogalathea pyxis Robins et al. 2016
†Mesogalathea retusa Robins et al. 2016
†Mesogalathea striata Remes 1895
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range: base of the Early/Lower Tithonian to the top of the Middle Albian or 149.20000 to 106.30000 Ma
Collections (5 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Early/Lower Tithonian | Romania | Galathea striata (140153) | |
| Middle Tithonian - Late/Upper Tithonian | Austria | M. striata, M. macra, M. pyxis, M. retusa (138729) | |
| Late/Upper Tithonian | Romania | Galathea striata (226229) | |
| Late/Upper Tithonian | Poland | Galathea striata (64116) | |
| Late/Upper Aptian - Middle Albian | Slovenia | M. ardua (226642) |