Galene (crab)
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| Genus: | Galene De Haan, 1833
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Galene is a genus of crabs belonging to the family Galenidae.
Fossil record[edit]
Fossils of Galene are found in marine strata from the Langhian to Quaternary (age range: from 15.97 to 0.012 million years ago.). Fossils are known from Iran, Malaysia, New Zealand and Taiwan.[1][2]
Species[edit]
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[edit]
- ^ a b Paleobiology Database
- ^ Khosravi, E.; Sari, A.; Mirziee-Ataabadi, M.; Gholamalian, H.; Hyžný, M.; Naderloo, R. (2022). "A new species of Galene de Haan, 1833 (Galenidae: Brachyura) from the middle Miocene of Zagros Mountains, Iran". Zootaxa. 5124 (2): 139–154. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5124.2.2.
Bibliography[edit]
- 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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