''Acanthogalathea'' is an extinct genus of

squat lobster Squat lobsters are dorsoventrally flattened crustaceans with long tails held curled beneath the cephalothorax. They are found in the two superfamilies Galatheoidea and Chirostyloidea, which form part of the decapod infraorder Anomura, alongside ...

s in the family

Galatheidae The Galatheidae are a family of squat lobsters. Genera There are 11 living genera and 7 extinct genera in the family Galatheidae: *† ''Acanthogalathea'' Müller & Collins, 1991 – Upper Eocene * ''Alainius'' Baba, 1991 * ''Allogalathea'' Ba ...

. It was extant during the

Eocene The Eocene ( ) Epoch is a geological epoch (geology), epoch that lasted from about 56 to 33.9 million years ago (mya). It is the second epoch of the Paleogene Period (geology), Period in the modern Cenozoic Era (geology), Era. The name ''Eocene' ...

and

Oligocene The Oligocene ( ) is a geologic epoch of the Paleogene Period and extends from about 33.9 million to 23 million years before the present ( to ). As with other older geologic periods, the rock beds that define the epoch are well identified but the ...

. It contains six species: * '' Acanthogalathea broglioi'' Beschin ''et al.'', 2016 * ''

Acanthogalathea devecchii ''Acanthogalathea'' is an extinct genus of squat lobsters in the family Galatheidae. It was extant during the Eocene and Oligocene. It contains six species: * ''Acanthogalathea broglioi'' Beschin ''et al.'', 2016 * ''Acanthogalathea devecchii'' ...

'' Beschin ''et al.'', 2016 * '' Acanthogalathea feldmanni'' De Angeli and Garassino, 2002 * '' Acanthogalathea parva'' Müller & Collins, 1991 * '' Acanthogalathea paucispinosa'' Beschin ''et al.'', 2016 * '' Acanthogalathea squamosa'' Beschin ''et al.'', 2007

References

Squat lobsters Fossil taxa described in 1991 {{paleo-crustacean-stub