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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
115
257
382
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
115
257
382
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
78
198
303
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
78
198
303
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
71
182
278
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anomura
MacLeay, 1838
Hermit crabs, Hermit Crabs and Mole Crabs, Mud shrimps
10
31
65
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Galatheoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Porcelain crabs, Squat lobsters
3
9
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Lesser Antilles
3 Families width 25 Species
Munididae Ahyong, Baba..., 20107SpeciesTaxom
Munidopsidae Whiteaves, 18748SpeciesTaxom
Porcellanidae Haworth, 1825Porcelain crab10SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Lesser Antilles
9 Genera with 25 Species
Agononida Baba & de Sa..., 18801SpeciesTaxom
Leiogalathea Baba, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Munida Leach, 18856SpeciesTaxom
Munidopsis Whiteaves, 18807SpeciesTaxom
Neopisosoma Haig, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Pachycheles Stimpson, 18372SpeciesTaxom
Petrolisthes Stimpson, 19824SpeciesTaxom
Polyonyx Stimpson, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Porcellana Lamarck, 18202SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Lesser Antilles
25 Species
Agononida longipes A. Milne Edw..., 1880
Leiogalathea agassizii A. Milne Edw..., 1880
Munida constricta A. Milne Edw..., 1880
Munida evermanni Benedict, 1901
Munida irrasa A. Milne Edw..., 1880
Munida microphthalma A. Milne Edw..., 1880
Munida miles A. Milne Edw..., 1880
Munida sanctipauli Henderson, 1885
Munidopsis (Galathodes) spinifer A. Milne Edw..., 1880
Munidopsis (Galathodes) tridens A. Milne Edw..., 1880
Munidopsis erinacea A. Milne Edw..., 1880
Munidopsis erinaceus A. Milne-Edw..., 1880
Munidopsis longimanus A. Milne Edw..., 1880
Munidopsis sigsbei A. Milne Edw..., 1880
Munidopsis squamosa A. Milne Edw..., 1880
Neopisosoma angustifrons Benedict, 1901
Pachycheles monilifer Dana, 1852Wormreef porcelain crab
Pachycheles pilosus H. Milne Edw..., 1837Pilose porcelain crab
Petrolisthes amoenus Guérin-Ménev..., 1855
Petrolisthes galathinus Bosc, 1802Banded porcelain crab
Petrolisthes quadratus Benedict, 1901
Petrolisthes rosariensis Werding, 1982
Polyonyx gibbesi Haig, 1956Eastern tube crab
Porcellana robertsoni (Henderson, 1888)⇒ Blepharipoda occidentalis Randall, 1840
Porcellana sayana Leach, 1820Red Porcelain Crab

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

Taxom

FamilyMunidopsidae
Whiteaves, 1874
2
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPorcellanidae
Haworth, 1825
Porcelain crab, Porcelain crabs
5
10
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