Munididae

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

Munididae Temporal range: Tithonian–recent PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Munida compacta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Malacostraca
Order:	Decapoda
Suborder:	Pleocyemata
Infraorder:	Anomura
Superfamily:	Galatheoidea
Family:	Munididae Ahyong, Baba, Macpherson, Poore, 2010

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