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Paragalatheidae

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Paragalatheidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2016Paragalatheidae Robins et al. p. 70
2023Paragalatheidae Schweitzer et al. p. 17

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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
familyParagalatheidae
familyParagalatheidae

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.

Fm. †Paragalatheidae Robins et al. 2016
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G. †Discutiolira Robins et al. 2016
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Discutiolira eutecta Moericke 1889
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Invalid names: Galathea substriata Blaschke 1911 [synonym]
Discutiolira moesica Muţiu and Bădăluţă 1971
G. †Lemacola Robins et al. 2016
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Lemacola jenniferae Robins et al. 2016
Lemacola rossi Robins et al. 2016
Lemacola salia Robins et al. 2016
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
G. †Paragalathea Via Boada 1981
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Paragalathea africana Garassino et al. 2008
Paragalathea arcella Robins et al. 2016
Paragalathea crenarvina Robins et al. 2016
Paragalathea ornatissima Patrulius 1966
Paragalathea patrulius Takeda and Fujiyama 1983
Paragalathea ternata Robins et al. 2016
Paragalathea ubaghsi Pelseneer 1886
Paragalathea verrucosa Moericke 1889
Paragalathea vultuosoma Robins et al. 2016
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2008-01-28 11:51:24
Modified: 2022-05-13 13:34:01
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Turnsek 1997, Aberhan 1992

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Tithonian to the top of the Late/Upper Maastrichtian or 149.20000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Tithonian149.2 - 145.06Romania Galathea moesica, Galathea striata (140153)
Middle Tithonian - Late/Upper Tithonian149.2 - 143.1Austria Paragalathea arcella, Paragalathea ternata, Paragalathea crenarvina, Mesogalathea striata, Paragalathea verrucosa, Paragalathea vultuosoma, Mesogalathea macra, Mesogalathea pyxis, Mesogalathea retusa, Discutiolira moesica, Lemacola jenniferae, Lemacola rossi (138729)
Tithonian149.2 - 143.1Romania Discutiolira moesica, Lemacola salia (139750)
Late/Upper Tithonian145.06 - 143.1Poland Galathea ornatissima, Galathea striata (64116)
Late/Upper Tithonian145.06 - 143.1Romania Galathea moesica, Galathea striata (226229)
Late/Upper Aptian - Middle Albian119.57 - 106.3Slovenia Mesogalathea ardua (226642)
Late/Upper Albian - Early/Lower Cenomanian106.3 - 93.9Spain (Basque) Paragalathea verrucosa (235777)
Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Morocco Paragalathea africana (127539)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Netherlands Galathea ubaghsi (226633) Paragalathea ubaghsi (138770)