The Galatheidae are a

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squat lobster Squat lobsters are dorsoventrally flattened crustaceans with long tails held curled beneath the cephalothorax. They are found in the two superfamilies Galatheoidea and Chirostyloidea, which form part of the decapod infraorder Anomura, alongside ...

Genera

There are 11 living genera and 7 extinct genera in the family Galatheidae: *† ''

Acanthogalathea ''Acanthogalathea'' is an extinct genus of squat lobsters in the family Galatheidae. It was extant during the Eocene and Oligocene The Oligocene ( ) is a geologic epoch of the Paleogene Period and extends from about 33.9 million to 23 milli ...

'' Müller & Collins, 1991 – Upper Eocene * ''

Alainius ''Alainius crosnieri'' is a species of squat lobster in a monotypic genus in the family Galatheidae The Galatheidae are a family of squat lobsters. Genera There are 11 living genera and 7 extinct genera in the family Galatheidae: *† ''Ac ...

'' Baba, 1991 * ''

Allogalathea ''Allogalathea'' is a genus of squat lobsters, containing the following species: *'' Allogalathea babai'' Cabezas, Macpherson & Machordom, 2011 *''Allogalathea elegans ''Allogalathea elegans'' (known as the ''feather star squat lobster'', ' ...

'' Baba, 1969 * ''

Allomunida ''Allomunida magnicheles'' is a species of squat lobster in a monotypic genus in the family Galatheidae The Galatheidae are a family of squat lobsters. Genera There are 11 living genera and 7 extinct genera in the family Galatheidae: *† ...

'' Baba, 1988 * ''

Coralliogalathea ''Coralliogalathea'' is a genus of squat lobsters in the family Galatheidae. Initially thought to be monotypic, solely represented by '' Coralliogalathea humilis'', recent analysis has split the genus into six, morphologically similar but geneti ...

'' Baba & Javed, 1974 * ''

Fennerogalathea ''Fennerogalathea'' is a genus of squat lobsters in the family Galatheidae The Galatheidae are a family of squat lobsters. Genera There are 11 living genera and 7 extinct genera in the family Galatheidae: *† ''Acanthogalathea'' Müller & ...

'' Baba, 1988 * ''

Galathea ''Galathea'' is one of the largest genera of squat lobsters, containing 70 currently recognised species (17 in the Atlantic Ocean, 22 in the Indian Ocean and 43 in the Pacific Ocean). Most species of ''Galathea'' live in shallow waters. Specie ...

'' Fabricius, 1793 * ''

Janetogalathea ''Janetogalathea californiensis'' is a species of squat lobster in a monotypic genus in the family Galatheidae The Galatheidae are a family of squat lobsters. Genera There are 11 living genera and 7 extinct genera in the family Galatheidae ...

'' Baba & Wicksten, 1997 * ''

Lauriea ''Lauriea'' is a genus of squat lobsters in the family Galatheidae The Galatheidae are a family of squat lobsters. Genera There are 11 living genera and 7 extinct genera in the family Galatheidae: *† ''Acanthogalathea'' Müller & Collins ...

'' 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 ''Nanogalathea raymondi'' is a species of squat lobster from the Bay of Bengal. It is the only species in the genus ''Nanogalathea''. It can be distinguished from other squat lobsters by the lack of any teeth along the edge of the rostrum. The ...

'' Tirmizi & Javed, 1980 * † '' Palaeomunida'' Lőrenthey, 1901 – Upper Jurassic to Oligocene * ''

Phylladiorhynchus ''Phylladiorhynchus'' is a genus of squat lobsters in the family Galatheidae The Galatheidae are a family of squat lobsters. Genera There are 11 living genera and 7 extinct genera in the family Galatheidae: *† ''Acanthogalathea'' Müller ...

'' Baba, 1969 *† '' Spathagalathea'' De Angeli & Garassino, 2002 – Upper Eocene † = Extinct genus Several genera that were previously part of Galatheidae were revised to be part of different families in 2010.

References

Squat lobsters Decapod families Taxa named by George Samouelle {{Squat-lobster-stub