Galene (crab)

Galene is a genus of crabs belonging to the family Galenidae

Galene
Temporal range: Pliocene - Quaternary
Fossil of Galene granulifera from Pliocene of Taiwan
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Subphylum:
Crustacea
Class:
Malacostraca
Order:
Decapoda
Infraorder:
Brachyura
Superfamily:
Pilumnoidea
Family:
Galenidae
Genus:
Galene

De Haan, 1833

Fossil record

Fossils of Galene are found in marine strata from Pliocene to Quaternary (age range: from 5.332 to 0.012 million years ago.). Fossils are known from Malaysia, New Zealand and Taiwan.[1]

Species

Species within this genus include:[1]

  • Galene bispinosa Herbst 1804
  • †Galene granulifera Lin 1947
  • †Galene obscura' Milne-Edwards 1865
  • †Galene stipata' Morris and Collins 1991

References
  1. Paleobiology Database

Bibliography
  • Ng, Guinot & Davie (2008). Systema Brachyurorum: Part I. An annotated checklist of extant brachyuran crabs of the world. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology Supplement, n. 17, p. 1–286.
  • De Grave & al. (2009). A Classification of Living and Fossil Genera of Decapod Crustaceans. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology Supplement, n. 21, p. 1-109.


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