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Galatheidae

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Genera

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

  • † 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
  • 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.

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