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Checklist for Superfamily Galatheoidea Samouelle, 1819 (porcelain crabs)
and region Jamaica (Greater Antilles)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
147
356
634
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
147
356
634
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
85
247
496
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
85
247
496
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
79
221
427
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anomura
MacLeay, 1838
Hermit crabs, Hermit Crabs and Mole Crabs, Mud shrimps
12
23
50
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Galatheoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Porcelain crabs, Squat lobsters
3
7
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Jamaica
3 Families width 20 Species
Porcellanidae Haworth, 1825Porcelain crab8SpeciesTaxom
Munididae Ahyong, Baba..., 20103SpeciesTaxom
Munidopsidae Whiteaves, 18749SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Jamaica
7 Genera with 20 Species
Megalobrachium Stimpson, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Munida Leach, 18803SpeciesTaxom
Munidopsis Whiteaves, 18809SpeciesTaxom
Neopisosoma Haig, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Pachycheles Stimpson, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Petrolisthes Stimpson, 18594SpeciesTaxom
Porcellana Lamarck, 18201SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Jamaica
20 Species
Megalobrachium poeyi Guérin-Ménev..., 1855Hairyclaw porcelain crab
Munida affinis A. Milne Edw..., 1880
Munida forceps A. Milne Edw..., 1880
Munida stimpsoni A. Milne Edw..., 1880
Munidopsis erinaceus A. Milne-Edw..., 1880
Munidopsis geyeri Pequegnat & ..., 1970
Munidopsis gulfensis Pequegnat & ..., 1970
Munidopsis livida Perrier, 1886
Munidopsis longimanus A. Milne Edw..., 1880
Munidopsis nitida A. Milne Edw..., 1880
Munidopsis rostrata (A. Milne-Edw..., 1880)⇒ Galacantha rostrata Milne-Edwards, 1880
Munidopsis sigsbei A. Milne Edw..., 1880
Munidopsis spinoculata A. Milne Edw..., 1880
Neopisosoma curacaoense Schmitt, 1924
Pachycheles ackleianus A. Milne-Edw..., 1880Red-reef porcelain crab
Petrolisthes armatus Gibbes, 1850Green porcelain crab
Petrolisthes bispinosus Borradaile, 1900
Petrolisthes galathinus Bosc, 1802Banded porcelain crab
Petrolisthes tridentatus Stimpson, 1859Snakewood
Porcellana sayana Leach, 1820Red Porcelain Crab

Subnodes of Galatheoidea with occurrences in Jamaica
FamilyMunididae
Ahyong, Baba, Macpherson, Poore, 2010
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyMunidopsidae
Whiteaves, 1874
1
9
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyPorcellanidae
Haworth, 1825
Porcelain crab, Porcelain crabs
5
8
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