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Checklist for Superfamily Galatheoidea Samouelle, 1819 (porcelain crabs)
and region Dominica (Windward Islands)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
103
218
324
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
103
218
324
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
78
170
270
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
77
168
268
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
70
150
246
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anomura
MacLeay, 1838
Hermit crabs, Hermit Crabs and Mole Crabs, Mud shrimps
11
30
63
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Galatheoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Porcelain crabs, Squat lobsters
4
9
30
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Dominica
4 Families width 30 Species
Munididae Ahyong, Baba..., 20106SpeciesTaxom
Porcellanidae (Haworth, 1825)Porcelain crab11SpeciesTaxom
Munidopsidae Whiteaves, 187412SpeciesTaxom
Galatheidae (Samouelle, 1819)Squat lobsters1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Dominica
9 Genera with 30 Species
Agononida Baba & de Sa..., 18801SpeciesTaxom
Allopetrolisthes Haig, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Galacantha Milne-Edwards, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Munida Leach, 19225SpeciesTaxom
Munidopsis Whiteaves, 188011SpeciesTaxom
Neopisosoma Haig, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Orophorhynchus A. Milne-Edw..., 18801SpeciesTaxom
Pachycheles Stimpson, 1858
0SpeciesTaxom
Petrolisthes Stimpson, 18929SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Dominica
30 Species
Agononida longipes A. Milne Edw..., 1880
Allopetrolisthes angulosus Guérin, 1835
Galacantha spinosa Milne-Edwards, 1880
Munida constricta A. Milne Edw..., 1880
Munida irrasa A. Milne Edw..., 1880
Munida pusilla Benedict, 1902
Munida stimpsoni A. Milne Edw..., 1880
Munida subcaeca Bouvier, 1922
Munidopsis alaminos Pequegnat & ..., 1970
Munidopsis bradleyi Pequegnat & ..., 1971
Munidopsis erinacea A. Milne Edw..., 1880
Munidopsis erinaceus A. Milne-Edw..., 1880
Munidopsis longimanus A. Milne Edw..., 1880
Munidopsis nitida A. Milne Edw..., 1880
Munidopsis riveroi Chace, 1939
Munidopsis serratifrons A. Milne Edw..., 1880
Munidopsis simplex A. Milne Edw..., 1880
Munidopsis spinoculata A. Milne Edw..., 1880
Munidopsis spinosa A. Milne-Edw..., 1880
Neopisosoma curacaoense Schmitt, 1924
Orophorhynchus spinosus (A. Milne Edw..., 1880)⇒ Munidopsis nitida A. Milne Edw..., 1880
Petrolisthes amoenus Guérin-Ménev..., 1855
Petrolisthes armatus Gibbes, 1850Green porcelain crab
Petrolisthes bispinosus Borradaile, 1900
Petrolisthes brachycarpus Sivertsen, 1933Variegated porcelain crab
Petrolisthes caribensis Werding, 1983Carribean Porcellain Crab
Petrolisthes marginatus Stimpson, 1859Snakewood
Petrolisthes politus Gray, 1831Redback porcelain crab
Petrolisthes quadratus Benedict, 1901
Petrolisthes reissi (Ortmann, 1892)⇒ Allopetrolisthes angulosus Guérin, 1835

Subnodes of Galatheoidea with occurrences in Dominica
FamilyGalatheidae
Samouelle, 1819
Squat lobsters
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyMunididae
Ahyong, Baba, Macpherson, Poore, 2010
2
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMunidopsidae
Whiteaves, 1874
2
12
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