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Checklist for Family Galatheidae Samouelle, 1819 (Squat lobsters)
and region Leeward Islands (Antilles)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
223
783
1581
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
222
781
1579
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
109
505
1163
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
109
505
1163
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
102
479
1106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anomura
MacLeay, 1838
Hermit crabs, Hermit Crabs and Mole Crabs, Mud shrimps
15
72
240
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Galatheoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Porcelain crabs, Squat lobsters
4
20
104
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyGalatheidae
Samouelle, 1819
Squat lobsters
3
4
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Leeward Islands
3 Genera with 4 Species
Galathea Fabricius, 18142SpeciesTaxom
Orophorhynchus A. Milne-Edw..., 18801SpeciesTaxom
Phylladiorhynchus Baba, 18521SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Leeward Islands
4 Species
Galathea spinosorostris Dana, 1852
Galathea squamifera Leach, 1814Black squat lobster
Orophorhynchus sharreri (A. Milne Edw..., 1880)⇒ Munidopsis sharreri A. Milne Edw..., 1880
Phylladiorhynchus integrirostris Dana, 1852


Links, sources and further information
Galatheidae at artfakta.se
Galatheidae at biodiversity.org.au
Galatheidae at dyntaxa.se
Galatheidae at gbif.org
Galatheidae at irmng.org
Galatheidae at itis.gov
Galatheidae at marinespecies.org