Biology:Munididae

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Short description: Family of crustaceans

Munididae
Temporal range: Tithonian–recent
Munida compacta (10.3897-zookeys.965.55213) Figure 3.jpg
Munida compacta
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Infraorder: Anomura
Superfamily: Galatheoidea
Family: Munididae
Ahyong, Baba, Macpherson, Poore, 2010

Munididae is a family of squat lobsters, taxonomically separated from the family Galatheidae in 2010.[1]

Description and ecology

The squat lobsters in the family Munididae can be distinguished from other families by the presence of a trispinose frontal edge to the carapace, as well as a central rostrum, and two spines extend forward from above the eyes.[1] Although a few species enter shallow water, the majority of species in the Munididae are deep-water taxa, in contrast to the mostly shallow-water Galatheidae.[1]

Taxonomy

Many of the genera included in the family Munididae had previously been included in a wider circumscription of the family Galatheidae.[1] The following genera are now recognised:[2]

  • Agononida Baba & de Saint Laurent, 1996
  • Anomoeomunida Baba, 1993
  • Anoplonida Baba & de Saint Laurent, 1996
  • Antillimunida Macpherson & Baba in Machordom et al., 2022
  • Arabiconida Macpherson & Baba in Machordom et al., 2022
  • Austromunida Schweitzer & Feldmann, 2000
  • Babamunida Cabezas, Macpherson & Machordom, 2008
  • Bathymunida Balss, 1914
  • Cretagalathea Garassino, De Angeli & Pasini, 2008 – Upper Cretaceous
  • Crosnierita Macpherson, 1998
  • Curtonida Macpherson & Baba in Machordom et al., 2022
  • Dactylonida Macpherson & Baba in Machordom et al., 2022
  • Enriquea Baba, 2005
  • Garymunida Macpherson & Baba in Machordom et al., 2022
  • Gonionida Macpherson & Baba in Machordom et al., 2022
  • Grimothea Leach, 1820
  • Hendersonida Cabezas & Macpherson, 2014
  • Heteronida Baba & de Saint Laurent, 1996
  • Hexamunida Macpherson & Baba in Machordom et al., 2022
  • Iridonida Macpherson & Baba in Machordom et al., 2022
  • Ischnonida Macpherson & Baba in Machordom et al., 2022
  • Juracrista Robins, Feldmann & Schweitzer, 2012 – Late Jurassic (Tithonian)[3]
  • Leptonida Macpherson & Baba in Machordom et al., 2022
  • Muellermunida Beschin, Busulini & Tessier
  • Munida Leach, 1820
  • Neonida Baba & de Saint Laurent, 1996
  • Onconida Baba & de Saint Laurent, 1996
  • Paramunida Baba, 1988
  • Plesionida Baba & de Saint Laurent, 1996
  • Raymunida Macpherson & Machordom, 2000
  • Sadayoshia Baba, 1969
  • Scolonida Macpherson & Baba in Machordom et al., 2022
  • Setanida Macpherson, 2006
  • Tasmanida Ahyong, 2007
  • Tethysmunida De Angeli & Ceccon, 2017
  • Torbenella Baba, 2008
  • Trapezionida Macpherson & Baba in Machordom et al., 2022
  • Typhlonida Macpherson & Baba in Machordom et al., 2022
  • Valamunida Klompmaker & Robins in Hryniewicz et al., 2019


References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q6936622 entry