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Bolcagalathea corallina

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Galatheidae

Taxonomy
Bolcagalathea corallina was named by Beschin et al. (2016). Its type specimen is VR 93823 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Rama di Bolca, which is in a Ypresian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in Italy. It is the type species of Bolcagalathea.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2016Bolcagalathea corallina Beschin et al. p. 29 figs. Fig. 14; t. 1, f. 6; t. 2, ff. 1 a, b
2017Bolcagalathea corallina De Angeli and Ceccon p. 9 figs. Pl 2, figs 1,2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
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
genusBolcagalathea
speciescorallina

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.

Bolcagalathea corallina Beschin et al. 2016
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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: Ypresian or 56.00000 to 47.80000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Italy Bolcagalathea corallina (145127 type locality: 207470)