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Checklist for Superfamily Galatheoidea Samouelle, 1819 (porcelain crabs)
and region Chile (Southern South America)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
231
655
1221
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
230
653
1218
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
86
257
533
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
84
249
496
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
79
241
485
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anomura
MacLeay, 1838
Hermit crabs, Hermit Crabs and Mole Crabs, Mud shrimps
15
43
136
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Galatheoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Porcelain crabs, Squat lobsters
4
12
53
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Chile
4 Families width 53 Species
Porcellanidae Haworth, 1825Porcelain crab28SpeciesTaxom
Galatheidae Samouelle, 1819Squat lobsters8SpeciesTaxom
Munididae (Ahyong, Baba..., 2010)7SpeciesTaxom
Munidopsidae Whiteaves, 187410SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Chile
12 Genera with 53 Species
Allopetrolisthes Haig, 18373SpeciesTaxom
Cervimunida Benedict, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Galathea Fabricius, 20254SpeciesTaxom
Grimothea Milne-Edwards, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Liopetrolisthes Haig, 18712SpeciesTaxom
Munida Leach, 18526SpeciesTaxom
Munidopsis Whiteaves, 189310SpeciesTaxom
Pachycheles Stimpson, 19605SpeciesTaxom
Petrolisthes Stimpson, 183112SpeciesTaxom
Phylladiorhynchus Baba, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Pleuroncodes Stimpson, 18602SpeciesTaxom
Porcellana Lamarck, 18296SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Chile
53 Species
Allopetrolisthes angulosus Guérin, 1835
Allopetrolisthes punctatus Guérin, 1835
Allopetrolisthes spinifrons H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Cervimunida johni Porter, 1903
Galathea latirostris Dana, 1852
Galathea lenzi (Rathbun, 1907)⇒ Phylladiorhynchus pusillus Henderson, 1885
Galathea monodon (H. Milne-Edw..., 1837)⇒ Pleuroncodes monodon H. Milne-Edw..., 1837
Galathea tukitukimea Gallardo Sal..., 2025
Grimothea gregaria (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Munida gregaria Fabricius, 1793
Liopetrolisthes mitra Dana, 1852Porcelain Crab
Liopetrolisthes patagonicus Cunningham, 1871
Munida curvipes Benedict, 1902
Munida gregaria Fabricius, 1793
Munida montemaris Bahamonde & ..., 1962
Munida propinqua Faxon, 1893
Munida spinosa Henderson, 1885
Munida subrugosa (Dana, 1852)⇒ Munida gregaria Fabricius, 1793
Munidopsis antonii Filhol, 1884
Munidopsis aspera Henderson, 1885
Munidopsis barrerai Bahamonde, 1964
Munidopsis diomedeae Faxon, 1893
Munidopsis hamata Faxon, 1893
Munidopsis opalescens Benedict, 1902
Munidopsis quadrata Faxon, 1893
Munidopsis subsquamosa Henderson, 1885Bur buttercup
Munidopsis trifida Henderson, 1885Bur buttercup
Munidopsis villosa Faxon, 1893
Pachycheles chilensis Carvacho, 1968
Pachycheles grossimanus Guérin, 1835
Pachycheles laevidactylus Ortmann, 1892Violet suksdorfia
Pachycheles pisoides Heller, 1865
Pachycheles subsetosus Haig, 1960Bald cypress
Petrolisthes coccineus Owen, 1839Red porcelain crab
Petrolisthes desmarestii Guérin, 1835
Petrolisthes edwardsii de Saussure, 1853Blue Porcelain Crab
Petrolisthes elongatus H. Milne Edw..., 1837Blue Half Crab
Petrolisthes eriomerus Stimpson, 1871Flattop crab
Petrolisthes granulosus Guérin, 1835
Petrolisthes laevigatus Guérin, 1835
Petrolisthes lamarckii Leach, 1820Lamarck's Porcelain Crab
Petrolisthes politus Gray, 1831Redback porcelain crab
Petrolisthes tuberculatus Guérin, 1835
Petrolisthes tuberculosus H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Petrolisthes violaceus Guérin, 1831
Phylladiorhynchus pusillus Henderson, 1885Little Craylet
Pleuroncodes monodon H. Milne-Edw..., 1837Red squat lobster
Pleuroncodes planipes Stimpson, 1860Pelagic red crab
Porcellana acanthophora (H. Milne Edw..., 1844)⇒ Petrolisthes desmarestii Guérin, 1835
Porcellana dentata (H. Milne Edw..., 1837)⇒ Petrolisthes lamarckii Leach, 1820
Porcellana platycheles Pennant, 1777Broad-clawed porcelain crab
Porcellana striata (H. Milne Edw..., 1837)⇒ Petrolisthes granulosus Guérin, 1835
Porcellana tuberculifrons (H. Milne Edw..., 1843)⇒ Petrolisthes tuberculosus H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Porcellana violacea Guérin, 1829

Subnodes of Galatheoidea with occurrences in Chile
FamilyGalatheidae
Samouelle, 1819
Squat lobsters
4
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMunididae
Ahyong, Baba, Macpherson, Poore, 2010
2
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMunidopsidae
Whiteaves, 1874
1
10
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyPorcellanidae
Haworth, 1825
Porcelain crab, Porcelain crabs
5
28
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