Galatheoidea

The Galatheoidea are a superfamily of decapod crustaceans comprising the porcelain crabs and some squat lobsters. Squat lobsters within the three families of the superfamily Chirostyloidea are not closely related to the squat lobsters within the Galatheoidea. The fossil record of the superfamily extends back to the Middle Jurassic genus Palaeomunidopsis.

Classification

These families and genera are included:

† 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

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