Galenidae

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.

Species

FAMILY

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
ClassMalacostraca
OrderDecapoda
FamilyGalenidae

Habitatmarine

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Museum specimens

Specimen records: 6
Family: Galenidae
Collections: USNM, AM
Recorded in: Guam, India

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Instance of: taxon
Parent taxon: Pilumnoidea
Image: Galene bispinosa.jpg

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taxon name: Galenidae
taxon rank: family
Commons category: Galenidae
taxon author citation: Alcock, 1898

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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 ==

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