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, 1991Upper 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, 2002Lower Eocene
  • Lophoraninella Glaessner, 1945Upper Cretaceous
  • Luisogalathea Karasawa & Hayakawa, 2000Upper Cretaceous
  • Macrothea Macpherson & Cleva, 2010
  • Mesogalathea Houša, 1963Upper Jurassic to Cretaceous
  • Nanogalathea Tirmizi & Javed, 1980
  • Palaeomunida Lőrenthey, 1901 – Upper Jurassic to Oligocene
  • Phylladiorhynchus 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.