Malacostraca - Decapoda - Catillogalatheidae
Alternative combinations: Galatheites straeleni, Paragalathea straeleni
Synonym: Galathea alsasuensis Van Straelen 1944
Full reference: R. P. M. Ruiz de Gaona. 1943. Nota sobre crustaceos decapodos de la cantera del monte Orobe (Alsasua). Boletín de la Real Sociedad Española de Historia Natural 40:425-433
Belongs to Vasconilia according to A. A. Klompmaker et al. 2022
See also Klompmaker et al. 2012, Robins et al. 2016, Ruiz de Gaona 1943 and Schweitzer et al. 2010
Sister taxa: Vasconilia miyakoensis, Vasconilia ruizi, Vasconilia xystosa, Vasconilia zapotitlanensis
Type specimens:
- Vasconilia straeleni: Its type locality is Monte Orobe, near Alsasua (MGSB collection), which is in an Albian/Cenomanian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in Spain
- Galathea alsasuensis:
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Spain (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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