Galene (crab)
| Galene Temporal range: Pliocene - Quaternary | |
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| 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 |
Galene is a genus of crabs belonging to the family Galenidae
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
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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