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Checklist for Superfamily Galatheoidea Samouelle, 1819 (porcelain crabs)
and region Western Atlantic Ocean (Atlantic Ocean)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
144
584
1678
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
143
583
1677
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
116
527
1573
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
114
524
1570
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
106
479
1467
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anomura
MacLeay, 1838
Hermit crabs, Hermit Crabs and Mole Crabs, Mud shrimps
17
89
371
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Galatheoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Porcelain crabs, Squat lobsters
4
27
157
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Western Atlantic Ocean
4 Families width 157 Species
Munididae Ahyong, Baba..., 201051SpeciesTaxom
Porcellanidae Haworth, 1825Porcelain crab44SpeciesTaxom
Munidopsidae Whiteaves, 187461SpeciesTaxom
Galatheidae Samouelle, 1819Squat lobsters1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Western Atlantic Ocean
27 Genera with 157 Species
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Agononida Baba & de Sa..., 19391SpeciesTaxom
Anomoeomunida Baba, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Antillimunida Macpherson &..., 19428SpeciesTaxom
Babamunida Cabezas, Mac..., 18802SpeciesTaxom
Clastotoechus Haig, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Curtonida Macpherson &..., 18851SpeciesTaxom
Euceramus Stimpson, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Galacantha Milne-Edwards, 18802SpeciesTaxom
Galathea Fabricius, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Garymunida Macpherson &..., 19392SpeciesTaxom
Grimothea Milne-Edwards, 19023SpeciesTaxom
Iridonida Macpherson &..., 188512SpeciesTaxom
Ischnonida Macpherson &..., 20221SpeciesTaxom
Leiogalathea Baba, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Madarateuchus Harvey, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Megalobrachium Stimpson, 18184SpeciesTaxom
Minyocerus Stimpson, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Munida Leach, 199613SpeciesTaxom
Munidopsis Whiteaves, 201858SpeciesTaxom
Neopisosoma Haig, 19242SpeciesTaxom
Pachycheles Stimpson, 201713SpeciesTaxom
Parapetrolisthes Haig, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Petrolisthes Stimpson, 201916SpeciesTaxom
Pisidia Leach, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Polyonyx Stimpson, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Porcellana Lamarck, 18802SpeciesTaxom
Typhlonida Macpherson &..., 19967SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Western Atlantic Ocean
157 Species
Agononida schroederi Chace, 1939
Anomoeomunida caribensis Mayo, 1972
Antillimunida affinis A. Milne-Edw..., 1880
Antillimunida benedicti Chace, 1942
Antillimunida chacei de Melo-Filh..., 1992
Antillimunida evermanni Benedict, 1901
Antillimunida flinti Benedict, 1902
Antillimunida serrata Mayo, 1972
Antillimunida stimpsoni A. Milne-Edw..., 1880
Antillimunida striata Chace, 1942
Babamunida coltroi Melo-Filho &..., 2006
Babamunida forceps A. Milne-Edw..., 1880
Clastotoechus nodosus Streets, 1872
Curtonida spinosa Henderson, 1885
Euceramus praelongus Stimpson, 1860Olivepit porcelain crab
Galacantha rostrata Milne-Edwards, 1880
Galacantha spinosa Milne-Edwards, 1880
Galathea rostrata A. Milne Edw..., 1880
Garymunida longipes A. Milne-Edw..., 1880
Garymunida schroederi Chace, 1939
Grimothea atlantica de Melo-Filh..., 1994
Grimothea gregaria (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Munida gregaria Fabricius, 1793
Grimothea nuda Benedict, 1902
Iridonida angulata Benedict, 1902
Iridonida beanii Verril, 1908Green-faced Clubtail
Iridonida elfina Boone, 1927
Iridonida heblingi de Melo-Filh..., 1994
Iridonida iris A. Milne-Edw..., 1880
Iridonida irrasa A. Milne-Edw..., 1880
Iridonida media Benedict, 1902
Iridonida petronioi de Melo-Filh..., 1994
Iridonida pusilla Benedict, 1902
Iridonida sculpta Benedict, 1902
Iridonida simplex Benedict, 1902
Iridonida spinifrons Henderson, 1885
Ischnonida anteae Rodríguez-Fl..., 2022
Leiogalathea agassizii A. Milne Edw..., 1880
Madarateuchus vanderhorsti Schmitt, 1924
Megalobrachium mortenseni Haig, 1962Bald cypress
Megalobrachium poeyi Guérin-Ménev..., 1855Hairyclaw porcelain crab
Megalobrachium roseum Rathbun, 1900
Megalobrachium soriatum Say, 1818Pentagonal porcelain crab
Minyocerus angustus Dana, 1852
Munida atlantica de Melo-Fihl..., 1994
Munida beani Verrill, 1908
Munida chacei de Melo-Fihl..., 1992
Munida coltroi Melo-Filho &..., 2006
Munida constricta A. Milne Edw..., 1880
Munida gregaria Fabricius, 1793
Munida heblingi de Melo-Filh..., 1994
Munida media Benedict, 1902
Munida petronioi de Melo-Filh..., 1994
Munida sculpta Benedict, 1902
Munida serrata Mayo, 1972
Munida tenuimana Sars, 1872
Munida victoria de Melo-Filho, 1996
Munidopsis (Galathodes) spinifer A. Milne Edw..., 1880
Munidopsis (Galathodes) tridens A. Milne Edw..., 1880
Munidopsis abbreviata A. Milne Edw..., 1880
Munidopsis abdominalis A. Milne Edw..., 1880
Munidopsis acuminata Benedict, 1902
Munidopsis alaminos Pequegnat & ..., 1970
Munidopsis aries A. Milne Edw..., 1880
Munidopsis armata A. Milne Edw..., 1880
Munidopsis bairdii Smith, 1884
Munidopsis balconi Rodríguez-Fl..., 2022
Munidopsis barbarae Boone, 1927
Munidopsis bermudezi Chace, 1939
Munidopsis bradleyi Pequegnat & ..., 1971
Munidopsis brasilia Poore, 2014
Munidopsis brevimanus A. Milne Edw..., 1880
Munidopsis colombiana Pequegnat & ..., 1971
Munidopsis corniculata Rodríguez-Fl..., 2018
Munidopsis crassa Smith, 1885
Munidopsis cubensis Chace, 1942
Munidopsis curvirostra Whiteaves, 1874
Munidopsis debilis Henderson, 1885
Munidopsis erinacea A. Milne Edw..., 1880
Munidopsis espinis Benedict, 1902
Munidopsis expansa Benedict, 1902
Munidopsis geyeri Pequegnat & ..., 1970
Munidopsis gilli Benedict, 1902
Munidopsis glabra Pequegnat & ..., 1995
Munidopsis granulens Mayo, 1972
Munidopsis gulfensis Pequegnat & ..., 1970
Munidopsis karukera Macpherson, ..., 2016
Munidopsis kucki Baba & Camp, 1988
Munidopsis latifrons A. Milne Edw..., 1880
Munidopsis livida Perrier, 1886
Munidopsis longimanus A. Milne Edw..., 1880
Munidopsis nitida A. Milne Edw..., 1880
Munidopsis penescabra Pequegnat & ..., 1995
Munidopsis pholidota Rodríguez-Fl..., 2022
Munidopsis platirostris A. Milne Edw..., 1894
Munidopsis polita Smith, 1883
Munidopsis ramahtaylorae Pequegnat & ..., 1971
Munidopsis reynoldsi A. Milne Edw..., 1880
Munidopsis riveroi Chace, 1939
Munidopsis robusta A. Milne Edw..., 1880
Munidopsis senticosa Rodríguez-Fl..., 2018
Munidopsis serratifrons A. Milne Edw..., 1880
Munidopsis serricornis Lovén, 1852
Munidopsis shulerae Vázquez-Bade..., 2014
Munidopsis sigsbei A. Milne Edw..., 1880
Munidopsis similis Smith, 1885
Munidopsis simplex A. Milne Edw..., 1880
Munidopsis spinifera A. Milne-Edw..., 1880
Munidopsis spinoculata A. Milne Edw..., 1880
Munidopsis squamosa A. Milne Edw..., 1880
Munidopsis subspinoculata Pequegnat & ..., 1971
Munidopsis transtridens Pequegnat & ..., 1971
Munidopsis trindadensis Cardoso, Ser..., 2014
Munidopsis tuerkayi Macpherson, ..., 2016
Munidopsis turgida Rodríguez-Fl..., 2018
Neopisosoma angustifrons Benedict, 1901
Neopisosoma curacaoense Schmitt, 1924
Pachycheles ackleianus A. Milne-Edw..., 1880Red-reef porcelain crab
Pachycheles chacei Haig, 1956
Pachycheles coelhoi de Azevedo F..., 2019
Pachycheles cristobalensis Gore, 1970
Pachycheles laevidactylus Ortmann, 1892Violet suksdorfia
Pachycheles meloi De Azevedo F..., 2017
Pachycheles monilifer Dana, 1852Wormreef porcelain crab
Pachycheles pilosus H. Milne Edw..., 1837Pilose porcelain crab
Pachycheles riisei Stimpson, 1859Riise porcelain crab
Pachycheles rugimanus A. Milne-Edw..., 1880Sculptured porcelain crab
Pachycheles serratus Benedict, 1901
Pachycheles susanae Gore & Abele, 1974
Pachycheles tuerkayi Werding & Hi..., 2017
Parapetrolisthes tortugensis Glassell, 1945Spiny porcelain crab
Petrolisthes amoenus Guérin-Ménev..., 1855
Petrolisthes armatus Gibbes, 1850Green porcelain crab
Petrolisthes caribensis Werding, 1983Carribean Porcellain Crab
Petrolisthes dissimulatus Gore, 1983
Petrolisthes galathinus Bosc, 1802Banded porcelain crab
Petrolisthes jugosus Streets, 1872Red-white porcelain crab
Petrolisthes magdalenensis Werding, 1978
Petrolisthes marginatus Stimpson, 1859Snakewood
Petrolisthes politus Gray, 1831Redback porcelain crab
Petrolisthes quadratus Benedict, 1901
Petrolisthes robsonae Glassell, 1945Least adder's-tongue
Petrolisthes rosariensis Werding, 1982
Petrolisthes sanmartini Werding & Hi..., 2002
Petrolisthes tonsorius Haig, 1960Bald cypress
Petrolisthes tridentatus Stimpson, 1859Snakewood
Petrolisthes virgilius Hiller & Wer..., 2019
Pisidia brasiliensis Haig, 1968
Polyonyx gibbesi Haig, 1956Eastern tube crab
Porcellana sayana Leach, 1820Red Porcelain Crab
Porcellana sigsbeiana A. Milne-Edw..., 1880Striped porcelain crab
Typhlonida constricta A. Milne-Edw..., 1880
Typhlonida microphthalma A. Milne-Edw..., 1880
Typhlonida miles A. Milne-Edw..., 1880
Typhlonida sanctipauli Henderson, 1885
Typhlonida subcaeca Bouvier, 1922
Typhlonida valida Smith, 1883
Typhlonida victoria Melo-Filho, 1996

Subnodes of Galatheoidea with occurrences in Western Atlantic Ocean
FamilyGalatheidae
Samouelle, 1819
Squat lobsters
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyMunididae
Ahyong, Baba, Macpherson, Poore, 2010
11
51
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMunidopsidae
Whiteaves, 1874
3
61
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPorcellanidae
Haworth, 1825
Porcelain crab, Porcelain crabs
12
44
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