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Galenidae

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Subphylum
  
Crustacea

Order
  
Decapoda

Rank
  
Family

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Class
  
Malacostraca

Infraorder
  
Brachyura

Similar
  
Pilumnoidea, Latreilliidae, Corystidae

Galenidae is a family of crabs, one of three in the superfamily Pilumnoidea. It contains four genera, three of which are monotypic. At present five species have been described in this family.

Genera and species

  • Dentoxanthus Stephensen, 1946
  • Dentoxanthus iranicus (monotypic)
  • Galene De Haan, 1833
  • Galene bispinosa (monotypic)
  • Halimede De Haan, 1835
  • Halimede fragifer
  • Halimede octhodes
  • Parapanope De Man, 1895
  • Parapanope euagora (monotypic)
  • References

    Galenidae Wikipedia