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Galatheidae
Taxonomy
Galatheidae was named by Samouelle (1819). It is extant. Its type is Galathea.
It was assigned to Anomura by Martin and Davis (2001); and to Galatheoidea by Bishop (1985), Collins and Wienberg Rasmussen (1992), Feldmann and Keys (1992), Karasawa (1993), Feldmann et al. (2003), Schweitzer et al. (2006), Schweitzer and Feldmann (2008), Schweitzer et al. (2010), De Angeli and Ceccon (2017), Luque et al. (2017) and Klompmaker et al. (2022).
It was assigned to Anomura by Martin and Davis (2001); and to Galatheoidea by Bishop (1985), Collins and Wienberg Rasmussen (1992), Feldmann and Keys (1992), Karasawa (1993), Feldmann et al. (2003), Schweitzer et al. (2006), Schweitzer and Feldmann (2008), Schweitzer et al. (2010), De Angeli and Ceccon (2017), Luque et al. (2017) and Klompmaker et al. (2022).
Subtaxa
Acanthogalathea, Allogalathea, Austromunida, Bolcagalathea, Calteagalathea, Cretagalathea, Eomunidopsis, Galathea (type genus), Galatheinae, Gastrosacus, Lessinigalathea, Luisogalathea, Munidopsinae, Munitheites, Palaeomunida, Paramunida, Phylladiorhynchus, Raymunida, Shinkaia, Shinkaiinae, Spathagalathea, Tethysgalathea
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1819 | Galatheidae Samouelle |
| 1985 | Galatheidae Bishop p. 601 |
| 1992 | Galatheidae Collins and Wienberg Rasmussen p. 13 |
| 1992 | Galatheidae Feldmann and Keys p. 9 |
| 1993 | Galatheidae Karasawa p. 38 |
| 2001 | Galatheidae Martin and Davis |
| 2003 | Galatheidae Feldmann et al. p. 152 |
| 2006 | Galatheidae Schweitzer et al. p. 24 figs. Table 1 |
| 2008 | Galatheidae Schweitzer and Feldmann p. 1022 |
| 2010 | Galatheidae Schweitzer et al. p. 48 |
| 2017 | Galatheidae De Angeli and Ceccon p. 8 |
| 2017 | Galatheidae Luque et al. p. 40 |
| 2022 | Galatheidae Klompmaker et al. p. 1090 |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
Fm. Galatheidae Samouelle 1819
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G. †Acanthogalathea Muller and Collins 1991
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†Acanthogalathea broglioi Beschin et al. 2016
†Acanthogalathea devecchii Beschin et al. 2016
†Acanthogalathea feldmanni de Angeli and Garassino 2002
†Acanthogalathea parva Muller and Collins 1991
†Acanthogalathea paucispinosa Beschin et al. 2016
†Acanthogalathea squamosa Beschin et al. 2007
G. †Bolcagalathea Beschin et al. 2016
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†Bolcagalathea corallina Beschin et al. 2016
†Bolcagalathea multispinosa Beschin et al. 2016
†Bolcagalathea venetica Beschin et al. 2016
G. †Calteagalathea De Angeli and Garassino 2006
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†Calteagalathea friulana De Angeli and Garassino 2006
G. †Eomunidopsis Via Boada 1981
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†Eomunidopsis aldoirarensis Klompmaker et al. 2012
†Eomunidopsis cobbani Bishop 1985
†Eomunidopsis kinokunica Karasawa et al. 2008
†Eomunidopsis kojimai Karasawa and Hayakawa 2000
†Eomunidopsis limonitica Stenzel 1945
†Eomunidopsis meerssensis Collins et al. 1995
†Eomunidopsis navarrensis Van Straelen 1940
†Eomunidopsis orobensis Ruiz de Gaona 1943
†Eomunidopsis portlandica Fraaye and Collins 1996
†Eomunidopsis texcalaensis Klompmaker et al. 2022
G. Galathea Fabricius 1793
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Subg. †Galathea (Acanthogalathea) Muller and Collins 1991
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†Galathea (Acanthogalathea) parva Muller and Collins 1991
†Galathea affinis Ristori 1886
†Galathea antiqua Risso 1815
Galathea australiensis Stimpson 1858
†Galathea berica de Angeli and Garassino 2002
†Galathea caporiondoi De Angeli and Ceccon 2017
†Galathea cretacea Stenzel 1945
Galathea dispersa Bate 1859
†Galathea hexacristata Beschin et al. 2018
†Galathea keiji Karasawa 1993
†Galathea keijii Karasawa 1993
†Galathea lovarica Beschin et al. 2016
†Galathea lupiae Robineau-Desvoidy 1849
Galathea magnifica Haswell 1882
†Galathea mainensis Ceccon and De Angeli 2012
†Galathea munidoides Segerberg 1900
†Galathea sahariana Garassino et al. 2008
Galathea squamifera Leach 1815
†Galathea strigifera Fischer-Benzon 1866
Galathea strigosa Linneaus 1761
Galathea subsquamata Stimpson 1858
†Galathea valmaranensis de Angeli and Garassino 2002
†Galathea weinfurteri Bachmayer 1950
Galathea whiteleggii Grant and McCulloch 1906
Subfm. Galatheinae Samouelle 1819
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G. Agononida Baba and Saint Laurent 1996
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†Agononida cerovensis Hyžný and Schlögl 2011
Agononida eminens Baba 1988
Agononida incerta Henderson 1888
Agononida marini Macpherson 1994
Agononida procera Poore and Ahyong 2004
Agononida squamosa Henderson 1888
G. †Gastrosacus Von Meyer 1851
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†Gastrosacus aequabus Robins et al. 2013
†Gastrosacus carteri Van Straelen 1924
†Gastrosacus eminens Blaschke 1911
†Gastrosacus ernstbrunnensis Bachmayer 1947
†Gastrosacus levocardiacus Robins et al. 2013
†Gastrosacus limacurvus Robins et al. 2013
†Gastrosacus meyeri Moericke 1889
†Gastrosacus pisinnus Robins et al. 2013
†Gastrosacus robineaui Tribolet 1874
†Gastrosacus royoi Van Straelen 1927
†Gastrosacus straeleni Ruiz de Gaona 1943
†Gastrosacus torosus Robins et al. 2013
†Gastrosacus tuberosa Remes 1895
†Gastrosacus tuberosiformis Lorenthey 1929
†Gastrosacus wetzleri Von Meyer 1851
G. †Lessinigalathea de Angeli and Garassino 2002
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†Lessinigalathea regalis de Angeli and Garassino 2002
G. †Palaeomunida Lorenthey 1902
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†Palaeomunida defecta Lorenthey 1902
†Palaeomunida multicristata de Angeli and Garassino 2002
G. Raymunida Macpherson and Machordom 2000
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Raymunida elegantissima de Man 1902
Raymunida formosanus Lin et al. 2004
G. Shinkaia Baba and Williams 1998
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†Shinkaia crosnieri Baba and Williams 1998
†Shinkaia katapsyxis Schweitzer and Feldmann 2008
G. †Spathagalathea de Angeli and Garassino 2002
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†Spathagalathea minuta de Angeli and Garassino 2002
Invalid names: Munidopsinae Ortmann 1898 [empty], Shinkaiinae Baba and Williams 1998 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Tithonian to the top of the Chibanian or 152.10000 to 0.12900 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 150.8 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 150.8 Ma
Collections (77 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Jurassic | Germany (Wurtemberg) | Gastrosacus carteri (146254) | |
| Late/Upper Oxfordian - Early/Lower Kimmeridgian | Romania | Gastrosacus eminens (228799 228800 228804) | |
| Tithonian | Romania | Gastrosacus wetzleri, Palaeomunida defecta (146252) | |
| Early/Lower Tithonian | Romania | Gastrosacus indet., Galathea sp. (140153) | |
| Late/Upper Tithonian | United Kingdom (England) | Eomunidopsis portlandica (146255) | |
| Late/Upper Tithonian | Poland | Gastrosacus wetzleri, Gastrosacus eminens, Gastrosacus meyeri (64116) | |
| Late/Upper Tithonian | Romania | Gastrosacus sp., Galathea sp. (226229) | |
| Middle Tithonian - Late/Upper Tithonian | Austria | Gastrosacus aequabus, Gastrosacus levocardiacus, Gastrosacus limacurvus, Gastrosacus pisinnus, Gastrosacus torosus, Gastrosacus ernstbrunnensis (138729) | |
| Early/Lower Cretaceous | Spain (Basque) | Galathea navarrensis (139170) | |
| Late/Upper Barremian | Mexico (Puebla) | Eomunidopsis limonitica, Luisogalathea cretacea (227078) | |
| Barremian | Japan | Eomunidopsis kinokunica (145224) | |
| Aptian - Campanian | Italy (Pordenone) | Calteagalathea friulana (127491) | |
| Late/Upper Aptian | Spain (Toledo) | Galatheites royoi (233204) | |
| Late/Upper Aptian | Spain (Castellon) | Galatheites royoi (145760) | |
| Early/Lower Albian - Middle Albian | France (Yonne) | Galathea lupiae (146256) | |
| Late/Upper Albian | USA (Texas) | Eomunidopsis limonitica (136105) Luisogalathea cretacea (136103) | |
| Late/Upper Albian | Spain (Navarro) | Eomunidopsis navarrensis (223564) Eomunidopsis navarrensis, Eomunidopsis orobensis (223565) Eomunidopsis navarrensis, Eomunidopsis orobensis, Eomunidopsis aldoirarensis (125667) | |
| Late/Upper Albian - Early/Lower Cenomanian | Spain | Eomunidopsis navarrensis, Galathea orobensis (139171) | |
| Late/Upper Cretaceous | Denmark (Faxe) | Galathea strigifera, Galathea munidoides (134735) | |
| Late/Upper Cenomanian | Morocco | Cretagalathea exigua, Galathea sahariana (127539) | |
| Santonian | Japan | Eomunidopsis kojimai (222228) Luisogalathea tomitai (222227) | |
| Late/Upper Campanian | USA (Colorado) | Eomunidopsis cobbani (90153 90154 90155 90156 90158 90159) | |
| Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian | USA (Colorado) | Eomunidopsis cobbani (90157 90160) | |
| Late/Upper Maastrichtian | Netherlands | Eomunidopsis meerssensis (138765) | |
| Danian | Greenland | Galathea strigifera (22943) | |
| Paleogene | Hungary (Budapest) | Galathea parva, Galathea defecta (138811) | |
| Ypresian | Italy (Vicenze) | Acanthogalathea devecchii (127545) | |
| Ypresian | Italy | Acanthogalathea devecchii, Lessinigalathea regalis (207474) Acanthogalathea squamosa, Lessinigalathea regale (140158) Acanthogalathea squamosa, Lessinigalathea regale, Bolcagalathea corallina, Galathea caporiondoi (145127) Bolcagalathea multispinosa, Lessinigalathea regalis (207472) Galatheidae indet., Acanthogalathea broglioi, Acanthogalathea devecchii, Acanthogalathea paucispinosa, Bolcagalathea corallina, Bolcagalathea multispinosa, Bolcagalathea venetica, Lessinigalathea regalis, Eomunidopsis prealpina (207470) Lessinigalathea regale (207557) Lessinigalathea regalis (207471) | |
| Lutetian | Italy (Vicenza) | Galathea mainensis (145128) | |
| Lutetian | Italy | Acanthogalathea squamosa, Lessinigalathea regale (207556) Galathea lovarica (146999) | |
| Lutetian | USA (Washington) | Shinkaia katapsyxis (172002) | |
| Middle Eocene | Argentina (Santa Cruz,) | Austromunida casadioi (138448) | |
| Middle Eocene | Mexico (Baja California Sur) | Galatheidae indet. (56991) | |
| Priabonian | Italy (Vicenza) | Acanthogalathea feldmanni, Acanthogalathea parva, Galathea berica, Palaeomunida defecta, Palaeomunida multicristata, Spathagalathea minuta (207194) Palaeomunida defecta, Spathagalathea minuta (184969) | |
| Priabonian | Italy | Galatheidae indet., Acanthogalathea parva, Palaeomunida defecta, Galathea hexacristata (207550) | |
| Early/Lower Oligocene | Italy (Vicenza) | Galathea valmaranensis, Galathea weinfurteri, Palaeomunida defecta (69701) Palaeomunida defecta (147005) | |
| Rupelian | Italy (Vicenza) | Galathea valmaranensis, Galathea weinfurteri, Palaeomunida defecta (127459) Galathea weinfurteri, Palaeomunida defecta (207617) | |
| Rupelian | Italy (Veneto) | Galathea weinfurteri, Palaeomunida defecta (91651) | |
| Rupelian | Italy | Palaeomunida defecta (70053) | |
| Early/Lower Miocene - Middle Miocene | Japan (Shizuoka) | Galathea keijii (202476) | |
| Neogene | Poland | Galathea weinfurteri (139754) | |
| Burdigalian | Argentina | Austromunida casadioi (43002) | |
| Burdigalian | Slovakia | Agononida cerovensis (147807) | |
| Middle Miocene | Ukraine | Galathea weinfurteri (66971) | |
| Serravallian | Hungary | Galathea weinfurteri (34739) | |
| Badenian | Austria | Galathea indet. (141124) | |
| Badenian | Hungary | Galathea weinfurteri (126553 140154 149366 207750 207754) | |
| Messinian | Malta | Galathea sp., Galathea weinfurteri (131977) | |
| Pliocene | Italy | Galathea affinis (226989) | |
| Piacenzian | Belgium | Galathea dispersa (221310) | |
| Chibanian | Italy | Galatheidae indet. (234393) |