Malacostraca - Isopoda - Cirolanidae
Sepkoski considered Palaega a synonym of Bathynomus. Palaega is extinct (according to WoRMS), but Bathynomus is extant (and considered a valid, separate genus from Paleaga).
Parent taxon: Cirolanidae according to W. T. Jones et al. 2014
See also Feldmann and Rust 2006, Gall 1971, Rathbun 1935, Sepkoski 2002 and Wieder and Feldmann 1989
Sister taxa: Brunnaega, Cirolana, Eonatatolana
Subtaxa: Palaega carteri Palaega catulloi Palaega furcillanatis Palaega goedertorum Palaega guadalupensis Palaega jurassica Palaega kakatahi Palaega pumila Palaega williamsonensis Palaega yamadai
Ecology: epifaunal omnivore
Distribution:
• Pliocene of New Zealand (1 collection)
• Miocene of United States (1: Washington)
• Oligocene of United States (8: Washington)
• Eocene of Italy (1), United States (2: Washington)
• Paleocene of Denmark (1)
• Cretaceous of Austria (1), Japan (1), the United Kingdom (1), United States (3: Texas)
• Jurassic of Germany (4), Italy (1), Switzerland (10)
• Triassic of France (2)
Total: 37 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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