Galenidae

Family of crabs From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Galenidae is a family of crabs, one of three in the superfamily Pilumnoidea. It contains four genera, three of which are monotypic.[1] At present five species have been described in this family.

Phylum:Arthropoda
Order:Decapoda
Suborder:Pleocyemata
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Galenidae
Galene bispinosa
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Infraorder: Brachyura
Section: Eubrachyura
Subsection: Heterotremata
Superfamily: Pilumnoidea
Family: Galenidae
Alcock, 1898
Genera

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Genera

  • Dentoxanthus Stephensen, 1946[2]
  • Galene De Haan, 1833
  • Halimede De Haan, 1835
  • Parapanope De Man, 1895

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