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Checklist for Superfamily Galatheoidea Samouelle, 1819 (porcelain crabs)
and region Sahara (North Africa)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
113
227
369
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
112
226
368
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
65
145
267
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
64
143
264
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
57
118
204
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anomura
MacLeay, 1838
Hermit crabs, Hermit Crabs and Mole Crabs, Mud shrimps
11
21
42
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Galatheoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Porcelain crabs, Squat lobsters
4
6
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Sahara
4 Families width 18 Species
Munidopsidae Whiteaves, 18749SpeciesTaxom
Galatheidae Samouelle, 1819Squat lobsters2SpeciesTaxom
Munididae Ahyong, Baba..., 20105SpeciesTaxom
Porcellanidae Haworth, 1825Porcelain crab2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Sahara
6 Genera with 18 Species
Galacantha Milne-Edwards, 20071SpeciesTaxom
Galathea Fabricius, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Leiogalathea Baba, 18802SpeciesTaxom
Munida Leach, 18785SpeciesTaxom
Munidopsis Whiteaves, 18816SpeciesTaxom
Porcellana Lamarck, 17772SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sahara
18 Species
Galacantha subrostrata Macpherson, 2007
Galathea agassizii A. Milne Edw..., 1880
Galathea intermedia Liljeborg, 1851Bur mallow
Leiogalathea aeneas Rodríguez-Fl..., 2019
Leiogalathea agassizii A. Milne Edw..., 1880
Munida intermedia A. Milne Edw..., 1899
Munida iris A. Milne Edw..., 1880
Munida media Benedict, 1902
Munida sanctipauli Henderson, 1885
Munida speciosa von Martens, 1878
Munidopsis acutispina Benedict, 1902
Munidopsis curvirostra Whiteaves, 1874
Munidopsis curvirostris (Whiteaves, 1874)⇒ Munidopsis curvirostra Whiteaves, 1874
Munidopsis serricornis Lovén, 1852
Munidopsis talismani A. Milne Edw..., 1894
Munidopsis vaillantii A. Milne Edw..., 1881
Porcellana longicornis Linnaeus, 1767Long-clawed porcelain crab
Porcellana platycheles Pennant, 1777Broad-clawed porcelain crab

Subnodes of Galatheoidea with occurrences in Sahara
FamilyGalatheidae
Samouelle, 1819
Squat lobsters
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyMunididae
Ahyong, Baba, Macpherson, Poore, 2010
1
5
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyMunidopsidae
Whiteaves, 1874
3
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPorcellanidae
Haworth, 1825
Porcelain crab, Porcelain crabs
1
2
Genus
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