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Checklist for Superfamily Galatheoidea Samouelle, 1819 (porcelain crabs)
and region Massachusetts (USA)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
184
460
709
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
183
457
707
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
63
138
238
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
61
131
217
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
54
117
201
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anomura
MacLeay, 1838
Hermit crabs, Hermit Crabs and Mole Crabs, Mud shrimps
11
19
44
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Galatheoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Porcelain crabs, Squat lobsters
3
4
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Massachusetts
3 Families width 12 Species
Munididae Ahyong, Baba..., 20103SpeciesTaxom
Munidopsidae Whiteaves, 18747SpeciesTaxom
Porcellanidae Haworth, 1825Porcelain crab2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Massachusetts
4 Genera with 12 Species
Munida Leach, 17753SpeciesTaxom
Munidopsis Whiteaves, 18857SpeciesTaxom
Polyonyx Stimpson, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Porcellana Lamarck, 18801SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Massachusetts
12 Species
Munida iris A. Milne Edw..., 1880
Munida irrasa A. Milne Edw..., 1880
Munida rugosa Fabricius, 1775Long-clawed Squat
Munidopsis crassa Smith, 1885
Munidopsis curvirostra Whiteaves, 1874
Munidopsis polita Smith, 1883
Munidopsis robusta A. Milne Edw..., 1880
Munidopsis rostrata (A. Milne-Edw..., 1880)⇒ Galacantha rostrata Milne-Edwards, 1880
Munidopsis sericea Faxon, 1893
Munidopsis similis Smith, 1885
Polyonyx gibbesi Haig, 1956Eastern tube crab
Porcellana sigsbeiana A. Milne-Edw..., 1880Striped porcelain crab

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

Taxom

FamilyMunidopsidae
Whiteaves, 1874
1
7
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyPorcellanidae
Haworth, 1825
Porcelain crab, Porcelain crabs
2
2
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