Malacostraca - Decapoda - Galatheidae
Alternative combination: Galathea orobensis
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 Eomunidopsis according to A. A. Klompmaker et al. 2012
See also Beschin et al. 2016, Ruiz de Gaona 1943 and Schweitzer et al. 2010
Sister taxa: Eomunidopsis aldoirarensis, Eomunidopsis cobbani, Eomunidopsis kinokunica, Eomunidopsis kojimai, Eomunidopsis limonitica, Eomunidopsis meerssensis, Eomunidopsis navarrensis, Eomunidopsis portlandica, Eomunidopsis texcalaensis
Type specimen: Its type locality is Monte Orobe, near Alsasua (MGSB collection), which is in an Albian/Cenomanian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in Spain
Ecology: epifaunal detritivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Spain (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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