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Taxonomy of Superfamily Galatheoidea Samouelle, 1819
porcelain crabs, squat lobsters


Class
 		Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans		1033
12148
92586		Families
Genera
Species

Subclass
 		Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
995
11546
91261		Families
Genera
Species

Superorder
 		Eucarida
Calman, 1904
379
5045
43294		Families
Genera
Species

Order
 		Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns		376
5018
43105		Families
Genera
Species

Suborder
 		Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
278
4664
41091		Families
Genera
Species

Infraorder
 		Anomura
MacLeay, 1838
Hermit crabs, Hermit Crabs and Mole Crabs, Mud shrimps		25
473
6522		Families
Genera
Species

Superfamily
 		Galatheoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Porcelain crabs, Squat lobsters		4
179
2704		Families
Genera
Species
Subnodes of Galatheoidea Samouelle, 1819
FamilyGalatheidae
Samouelle, 1819
Squat lobsters		52
586		Genera
Species
FamilyMunididae
Ahyong, Baba, Macpherson, Poore, 2010
43
971		Genera
Species
FamilyMunidopsidae
Whiteaves, 1874
23
448		Genera
Species
FamilyPorcellanidae
Haworth, 1825
Porcelain crab, Porcelain crabs		61
699		Genera
Species

Synonyms

Native, vernacular names and spellings of Galatheoidea
EnglishPorcelain crabs, Squat lobsters


Distribution and Species lists of Galatheoidea Samouelle, 1819
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Afghanistan
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesAlbania
1 Family  1 Genus  2 SpeciesAlgeria
3 Families  3 Genera  4 SpeciesAngola
3 Families  6 Genera  9 SpeciesAntigua and Barbuda
4 Families  6 Genera  13 SpeciesArgentina
4 Families  12 Genera  33 SpeciesAustralia
4 Families  40 Genera  300 SpeciesAustria
3 Families  7 Genera  12 SpeciesBahamas
3 Families  14 Genera  60 SpeciesBahrain
1 Families  2 Genera  1 SpeciesBarbados
3 Families  8 Genera  23 SpeciesBelgium
2 Families  4 Genera  9 SpeciesBelize
4 Families  9 Genera  25 SpeciesBenin
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesBosnia and Herzegovina
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesBrazil
3 Families  12 Genera  61 SpeciesBulgaria
2 Families  3 Genera  3 SpeciesCambodia
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesCameroon
1 Family  1 Genus  3 SpeciesCanada
4 Families  10 Genera  31 SpeciesCape Verde
4 Families  8 Genera  24 SpeciesChile
4 Families  12 Genera  53 SpeciesChina
4 Families  32 Genera  179 SpeciesColombia
4 Families  17 Genera  123 SpeciesComoros
2 Families  2 Genera  3 SpeciesCook Islands
3 Families  3 Genera  3 SpeciesCosta Rica
4 Families  14 Genera  60 SpeciesCroatia
3 Families  4 Genera  13 SpeciesCuba
4 Families  15 Genera  71 SpeciesCzech Republic
2 Families  5 Genera  1 SpeciesDemocratic Republic of the Congo
2 Families  3 Genera  1 SpeciesDenmark
3 Families  6 Genera  15 SpeciesDjibouti
3 Families  8 Genera  16 SpeciesDominica
4 Families  9 Genera  30 SpeciesDominican Republic
2 Families  3 Genera  12 SpeciesEast Timor
2 Families  5 Genera  9 SpeciesEcuador
4 Families  12 Genera  58 SpeciesEgypt
3 Families  6 Genera  12 SpeciesEl Salvador
2 Families  5 Genera  14 SpeciesEquatorial Guinea
4 Families  6 Genera  12 SpeciesEritrea
2 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesFiji
4 Families  20 Genera  110 SpeciesFinland
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesFrance
4 Families  23 Genera  123 SpeciesGabon
3 Families  6 Genera  6 SpeciesGambia
1 Family  1 Genus  2 SpeciesGeorgia
3 Families  8 Genera  14 SpeciesGermany
4 Families  10 Genera  20 SpeciesGhana
1 Families  4 Genera  3 SpeciesGreece
4 Families  5 Genera  17 SpeciesGrenada
3 Families  6 Genera  22 SpeciesGuatemala
2 Families  4 Genera  3 SpeciesGuinea
2 Families  4 Genera  6 SpeciesGuinea-Bissau
2 Families  4 Genera  6 SpeciesGuyana
2 Families  3 Genera  5 SpeciesHaiti
2 Families  5 Genera  12 SpeciesHonduras
3 Families  6 Genera  18 SpeciesHungary
3 Families  9 Genera  14 SpeciesIceland
4 Families  7 Genera  12 SpeciesIndia
4 Families  23 Genera  63 SpeciesIndonesia
4 Families  35 Genera  251 SpeciesIran
3 Families  7 Genera  14 SpeciesIreland
4 Families  6 Genera  21 SpeciesIsrael
3 Families  7 Genera  18 SpeciesItaly
4 Families  17 Genera  53 SpeciesJamaica
3 Families  7 Genera  20 SpeciesJapan
4 Families  36 Genera  217 SpeciesJordan
2 Families  3 Genera  7 SpeciesKazakhstan
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesKenya
2 Families  7 Genera  19 SpeciesKiribati
3 Families  9 Genera  29 SpeciesLiberia
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesLibya
1 Family  1 Genus  2 SpeciesMadagascar
4 Families  25 Genera  95 SpeciesMalaysia
4 Families  15 Genera  28 SpeciesMaldives
4 Families  9 Genera  22 SpeciesMalta
2 Families  4 Genera  8 SpeciesMarshall Islands
3 Families  7 Genera  26 SpeciesMauritania
4 Families  6 Genera  11 SpeciesMauritius
4 Families  9 Genera  21 SpeciesMexico
4 Families  24 Genera  161 SpeciesMicronesia
4 Families  18 Genera  90 SpeciesMonaco
3 Families  4 Genera  9 SpeciesMorocco
4 Families  9 Genera  36 SpeciesMozambique
4 Families  19 Genera  65 SpeciesMyanmar
4 Families  8 Genera  24 SpeciesNamibia
2 Families  2 Genera  7 SpeciesNetherlands
2 Families  9 Genera  25 SpeciesNew Zealand
4 Families  23 Genera  88 SpeciesNicaragua
4 Families  7 Genera  20 SpeciesNigeria
3 Families  6 Genera  7 SpeciesNiue
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesNorway
4 Families  11 Genera  64 SpeciesOman
2 Families  7 Genera  11 SpeciesPakistan
1 Families  5 Genera  10 SpeciesPalau
3 Families  10 Genera  22 SpeciesPanama
4 Families  19 Genera  105 SpeciesPapua New Guinea
4 Families  32 Genera  192 SpeciesPeru
4 Families  13 Genera  39 SpeciesPhilippines
4 Families  35 Genera  197 SpeciesPoland
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesPortugal
4 Families  7 Genera  29 SpeciesRepublic of the Congo
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesRepublic South Africa
4 Families  15 Genera  46 SpeciesRomania
1 Families  3 Genera  3 SpeciesRussia
2 Families  2 Genera  3 SpeciesSaint Kitts and Nevis
3 Families  4 Genera  21 SpeciesSaint Lucia
3 Families  6 Genera  17 SpeciesSaint Vincent and the Grenadines
4 Families  9 Genera  27 SpeciesSamoa
3 Families  6 Genera  13 SpeciesSão Tomé and Príncipe
2 Families  4 Genera  8 SpeciesSaudi Arabia
4 Families  14 Genera  38 SpeciesSenegal
4 Families  7 Genera  16 SpeciesSerbia
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesSeychelles
4 Families  10 Genera  29 SpeciesSierra Leone
3 Families  7 Genera  9 SpeciesSingapore
2 Families  13 Genera  30 SpeciesSlovakia
2 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesSlovenia
2 Families  3 Genera  3 SpeciesSolomon Islands
4 Families  26 Genera  205 SpeciesSomalia
4 Families  8 Genera  20 SpeciesSouth Korea
3 Families  6 Genera  7 SpeciesSouth Sudan
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesSpain
4 Families  13 Genera  54 SpeciesSri Lanka
4 Families  4 Genera  9 SpeciesSudan
3 Families  7 Genera  12 SpeciesSuriname
3 Families  6 Genera  17 SpeciesSweden
4 Families  15 Genera  36 SpeciesTaiwan
4 Families  37 Genera  258 SpeciesTanzania
4 Families  14 Genera  31 SpeciesThailand
4 Families  20 Genera  44 SpeciesTonga
4 Families  15 Genera  67 SpeciesTrinidad and Tobago
3 Families  10 Genera  32 SpeciesTunisia
3 Families  4 Genera  9 SpeciesTurkey
3 Families  5 Genera  10 SpeciesTurkmenistan
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesTuvalu
3 Families  4 Genera  9 SpeciesUkraine
2 Families  3 Genera  5 SpeciesUnited Arab Emirates
1 Families  7 Genera  15 SpeciesUnited Kingdom
4 Families  13 Genera  48 SpeciesUruguay
2 Families  4 Genera  4 SpeciesUSA
4 Families  35 Genera  260 SpeciesVanuatu
4 Families  32 Genera  187 SpeciesVenezuela
4 Families  12 Genera  41 SpeciesVietnam
3 Families  4 Genera  4 SpeciesYemen
3 Families  5 Genera  15 SpeciesZimbabwe
1 Family  1 Genus  1 Species


Distribution on islands
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Aguja
1 Families  3 Genera  3 SpeciesAldabra Group
2 Families  2 Genera  5 SpeciesAlor Archipelago
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesAnholt
2 Families  2 Genera  3 SpeciesAuskerry
1 Family  1 Genus  2 SpeciesAzores
4 Families  8 Genera  18 SpeciesBacan islands
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesBaranof Island
2 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesBasse-Terre Island
2 Families  4 Genera  14 SpeciesBathurst Island
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesBressay
1 Family  1 Genus  2 SpeciesBruny Island
2 Families  2 Genera  3 SpeciesCapricorn Group
3 Families  12 Genera  29 SpeciesCaroline Island
1 Family  1 Genus  2 SpeciesCava
3 Families  3 Genera  4 SpeciesCentral Line Islands
3 Families  5 Genera  12 SpeciesChichagof Island
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesClarence Island
2 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesClarión Island
2 Families  3 Genera  5 SpeciesEaster Island
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesEday
2 Families  2 Genera  3 SpeciesEgilsay
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesEl Hierro
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesErskine Island
1 Family  1 Genus  0 SpeciesFlint Island
3 Families  5 Genera  10 SpeciesFlotta
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesFuerteventura
3 Families  3 Genera  4 SpeciesGoat Island
2 Families  3 Genera  3 SpeciesGraemsay
2 Families  2 Genera  3 SpeciesGran Canaria
3 Families  3 Genera  3 SpeciesGrande Comore
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesGrande-Terre
3 Families  7 Genera  28 SpeciesHaruku
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesHebrides
3 Families  3 Genera  10 SpeciesHeron Island
2 Families  10 Genera  23 SpeciesInner Hebrides
3 Families  3 Genera  8 SpeciesIsla Carmen
1 Families  3 Genera  14 SpeciesIsla Dawson
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesIsla Grande
1 Families  2 Genera  1 SpeciesIsla Isabel
1 Families  3 Genera  18 SpeciesIsla Isabella
1 Families  3 Genera  5 SpeciesIsla Lobos
1 Families  4 Genera  4 SpeciesIsla Magdalena
2 Families  2 Genera  3 SpeciesIsla Mocha
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesIsla Nueva
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesIsla Partida
1 Families  2 Genera  7 SpeciesIsla San Pedro
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesIsla Santa Cruz
2 Families  3 Genera  6 SpeciesIsla Santa Maria
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesIsla Tortuga
1 Families  2 Genera  7 SpeciesIsla Verde
3 Families  3 Genera  6 SpeciesIslands of Chile
4 Families  11 Genera  50 SpeciesJarvis Island
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesKai Islands
4 Families  15 Genera  46 SpeciesKo Kut
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesKo Phuket
3 Families  9 Genera  9 SpeciesKobroor
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesKodiak Island
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesLa Palma
2 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesLanzarote
4 Families  4 Genera  8 SpeciesLord Howe Island
3 Families  4 Genera  3 SpeciesMacaronesia
4 Families  11 Genera  50 SpeciesMagnetic Island
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesMahé
1 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesMalden Island
3 Families  5 Genera  9 SpeciesMasthead Island
2 Families  3 Genera  5 SpeciesNorth Solitary Island
1 Families  2 Genera  5 SpeciesNorth West Island
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesNorth West Solitary Island
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesNorthern Isles
3 Families  3 Genera  11 SpeciesNorthern Line Islands
1 Family  1 Genus  2 SpeciesNorthern Orkney Islands
3 Families  3 Genera  6 SpeciesObi Islands
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesOne Tree Island
2 Families  4 Genera  5 SpeciesOrkney Islands
3 Families  3 Genera  8 SpeciesOuter Hebrides
3 Families  3 Genera  10 SpeciesPapa Westray
1 Family  1 Genus  2 SpeciesPrince of Wales Island (Alaska)
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesPunta León
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesRat Islands
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesRevillagigedo Island
2 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesSan Miguel Island (California)
3 Families  4 Genera  4 SpeciesSanday
2 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesSanta Barbara Island
2 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesSanta Catalina Island
4 Families  5 Genera  13 SpeciesSanta Catalina Island (California)
4 Families  5 Genera  9 SpeciesSanta Cruz Island
4 Families  5 Genera  8 SpeciesSanta Cruz Island (California)
4 Families  4 Genera  4 SpeciesSanta Maria Island
2 Families  4 Genera  9 SpeciesSanta Rosa Island
2 Families  2 Genera  3 SpeciesSanta Rosa Island (California)
2 Families  3 Genera  4 SpeciesShetland Islands
3 Families  3 Genera  11 SpeciesShetland Mainland
3 Families  3 Genera  7 SpeciesSkye
3 Families  3 Genera  8 SpeciesSmith Island
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesSolitary Islands
2 Families  3 Genera  6 SpeciesSouth Ronaldsay
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesSouth Shetland Islands
2 Families  2 Genera  3 SpeciesSouthern Line Islands
3 Families  6 Genera  14 SpeciesSouthern Orkney Islands
3 Families  3 Genera  6 SpeciesStarbuck Island
3 Families  5 Genera  10 SpeciesStradbroke Island
2 Families  8 Genera  8 SpeciesStronsay
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesSule Skerry
2 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesSule Stack
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesSwitha
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesTabuaeran Island
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesTaliabu
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesTenerife
2 Families  2 Genera  3 SpeciesTernate
2 Families  5 Genera  15 SpeciesThursday Island
1 Families  3 Genera  5 SpeciesTryon Island
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesUist
3 Families  3 Genera  8 SpeciesVancouver Island
3 Families  4 Genera  8 SpeciesVostok Island
3 Families  6 Genera  12 SpeciesWaiheke Island
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesWellington
2 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesWest Aleutians
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesWestern Orkney Islands
2 Families  2 Genera  3 SpeciesWestray
1 Family  1 Genus  1 Species


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