Galatheidae

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Kingdom Animalia Suborder Pleocyemata Superfamily Galatheoidea Phylum Arthropoda Rank Family		Subphylum Crustacea Infraorder Anomura Scientific name Galatheidae Higher classification Galatheoidea Order Decapoda

Lower classifications Galathea, Galathea strigosa

The Galatheidae is the family of squat lobster species.

Genera

There are 18 genera in the family Galatheidae :

† Acanthogalathea Müller & Collins, 1991 – Upper Eocene

Alainius Baba, 1991

Allogalathea Baba, 1969

Allomunida Baba, 1988

Coralliogalathea Baba & Javed, 1974

Fennerogalathea Baba, 1988

Galathea Fabricius, 1793

Janetogalathea Baba & Wicksten, 1997

Lauriea Baba, 1971

† Lessinigalathea De Angeli & Garassino, 2002 – Lower Eocene

† Lophoraninella Glaessner, 1945 – Upper Cretaceous

† Luisogalathea Karasawa & Hayakawa, 2000 – Upper Cretaceous

Macrothea Macpherson & Cleva, 2010

† Mesogalathea Houša, 1963 – Upper Jurassic to Cretaceous

Nanogalathea Tirmizi & Javed, 1980

† Palaeomunida Lőrenthey, 1901 – Upper Jurassic to Oligocene

Phylladiorhynchus Baba, 1969

† Spathagalathea De Angeli & Garassino, 2002 – Upper Eocene

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