Malacostraca - Decapoda - Paragalatheidae
Full reference: C. M. Robins, R. M. Feldmann, C. E. Schweitzer and A. Bonde. 2016. New families Paragalatheidae and Catillogalatheidae (Decapoda: Anomura: Galatheoidea) from the Mesozoic, restriction of the genus Paragalathea, and establishment of 6 new genera and 20 new species. Annalen des Naturhistorischen Museums in Wien, Serie A 118:65-131
Belongs to Paragalathea according to C. M. Robins et al. 2016
Sister taxa: Paragalathea africana, Paragalathea crenarvina, Paragalathea ornatissima, Paragalathea ternata, Paragalathea ubaghsi, Paragalathea verrucosa, Paragalathea vultuosoma
Type specimen: NHMW 2007z0149/072, a carapace. Its type locality is Ernstbrunn quarries, which is in a Tithonian/Tithonian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Ernstbrunn Formation of Austria.
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution: found only at Ernstbrunn quarries
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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