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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
176
486
857
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
175
485
857
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
82
274
529
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
82
274
529
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
76
251
477
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anomura
MacLeay, 1838
Hermit crabs, Hermit Crabs and Mole Crabs, Mud shrimps
11
27
72
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Galatheoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Porcelain crabs, Squat lobsters
3
8
32
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Puerto Rico
3 Families width 32 Species
Munididae Ahyong, Baba..., 20104SpeciesTaxom
Porcellanidae Haworth, 1825Porcelain crab15SpeciesTaxom
Munidopsidae Whiteaves, 187413SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Puerto Rico
8 Genera with 32 Species
Agononida Baba & de Sa..., 18801SpeciesTaxom
Megalobrachium Stimpson, 18552SpeciesTaxom
Munida Leach, 18803SpeciesTaxom
Munidopsis Whiteaves, 188013SpeciesTaxom
Neopisosoma Haig, 19242SpeciesTaxom
Pachycheles Stimpson, 18783SpeciesTaxom
Petrolisthes Stimpson, 19017SpeciesTaxom
Porcellana Lamarck, 18201SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Puerto Rico
32 Species
Agononida longipes A. Milne Edw..., 1880
Megalobrachium mortenseni Haig, 1962Bald cypress
Megalobrachium poeyi Guérin-Ménev..., 1855Hairyclaw porcelain crab
Munida affinis A. Milne Edw..., 1880
Munida evermanni Benedict, 1901
Munida stimpsoni A. Milne Edw..., 1880
Munidopsis (Galathodes) spinifer A. Milne Edw..., 1880
Munidopsis (Galathodes) tridens A. Milne Edw..., 1880
Munidopsis alaminos Pequegnat & ..., 1970
Munidopsis brevimana (Henderson, 1885)⇒ Munidopsis brevimanus A. Milne Edw..., 1880
Munidopsis brevimanus A. Milne Edw..., 1880
Munidopsis crassa Smith, 1885
Munidopsis geyeri Pequegnat & ..., 1970
Munidopsis longimanus A. Milne Edw..., 1880
Munidopsis nitida A. Milne Edw..., 1880
Munidopsis platirostris A. Milne Edw..., 1894
Munidopsis riveroi Chace, 1939
Munidopsis sharreri A. Milne Edw..., 1880
Munidopsis simplex A. Milne Edw..., 1880
Neopisosoma angustifrons Benedict, 1901
Neopisosoma curacaoense Schmitt, 1924
Pachycheles pilosus H. Milne Edw..., 1837Pilose porcelain crab
Pachycheles serratus Benedict, 1901
Pachycheles setimanus Lockington, 1878
Petrolisthes amoenus Guérin-Ménev..., 1855
Petrolisthes armatus Gibbes, 1850Green porcelain crab
Petrolisthes dissimulatus Gore, 1983
Petrolisthes galathinus Bosc, 1802Banded porcelain crab
Petrolisthes jugosus Streets, 1872Red-white porcelain crab
Petrolisthes politus Gray, 1831Redback porcelain crab
Petrolisthes quadratus Benedict, 1901
Porcellana sayana Leach, 1820Red Porcelain Crab

Subnodes of Galatheoidea with occurrences in Puerto Rico
FamilyMunididae
Ahyong, Baba, Macpherson, Poore, 2010
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMunidopsidae
Whiteaves, 1874
1
13
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyPorcellanidae
Haworth, 1825
Porcelain crab, Porcelain crabs
5
15
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