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Checklist for Superfamily Galatheoidea Samouelle, 1819 (porcelain crabs)
and region Barbados (Caribbean islands)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
121
301
500
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
121
301
500
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
71
228
422
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
71
228
422
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
66
212
374
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anomura
MacLeay, 1838
Hermit crabs, Hermit Crabs and Mole Crabs, Mud shrimps
11
36
78
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Galatheoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Porcelain crabs, Squat lobsters
3
8
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Barbados
3 Families width 23 Species
Munididae Ahyong, Baba..., 20107SpeciesTaxom
Munidopsidae Whiteaves, 18745SpeciesTaxom
Porcellanidae (Haworth, 1825)Porcelain crab11SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Barbados
8 Genera with 23 Species
Agononida Baba & de Sa..., 18801SpeciesTaxom
Leiogalathea Baba, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Megalobrachium Stimpson, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Munida Leach, 18806SpeciesTaxom
Munidopsis Whiteaves, 18804SpeciesTaxom
Pachycheles Stimpson, 18593SpeciesTaxom
Petrolisthes Stimpson, 18596SpeciesTaxom
Porcellana Lamarck, 18501SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Barbados
23 Species
Agononida longipes A. Milne Edw..., 1880
Leiogalathea agassizii A. Milne Edw..., 1880
Megalobrachium poeyi Guérin-Ménev..., 1855Hairyclaw porcelain crab
Munida constricta A. Milne Edw..., 1880
Munida iris A. Milne Edw..., 1880
Munida irrasa A. Milne Edw..., 1880
Munida miles A. Milne Edw..., 1880
Munida sculpta Benedict, 1902
Munida stimpsoni A. Milne Edw..., 1880
Munidopsis abdominalis A. Milne Edw..., 1880
Munidopsis brevimanus A. Milne Edw..., 1880
Munidopsis platirostris A. Milne Edw..., 1894
Munidopsis simplex A. Milne Edw..., 1880
Pachycheles ackleianus A. Milne-Edw..., 1880Red-reef porcelain crab
Pachycheles pilosus H. Milne Edw..., 1837Pilose porcelain crab
Pachycheles riisei Stimpson, 1859Riise porcelain crab
Petrolisthes amoenus Guérin-Ménev..., 1855
Petrolisthes dissimulatus Gore, 1983
Petrolisthes galathinus Bosc, 1802Banded porcelain crab
Petrolisthes jugosus Streets, 1872Red-white porcelain crab
Petrolisthes politus Gray, 1831Redback porcelain crab
Petrolisthes tridentatus Stimpson, 1859Snakewood
Porcellana magnifica (Gibbes, 1850)⇒ Petrolisthes politus Gray, 1831

Subnodes of Galatheoidea with occurrences in Barbados
FamilyMunididae
Ahyong, Baba, Macpherson, Poore, 2010
2
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMunidopsidae
Whiteaves, 1874
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPorcellanidae
Haworth, 1825
Porcelain crab, Porcelain crabs
4
11
Genera
Species

Taxom



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