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Family: Galatheidae squat lobsters



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134 species (see list below)
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Alainius crosnieri
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Indo-West Pacific

Allogalathea babai Cabezas, Macpherson & Machordom, 2011

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Allogalathea babai
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Photo by Harasti, David

Indo-West Pacific

Allogalathea elegans (Adams & White, 1848)

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Allogalathea elegans
[Elegant squat lobster]
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Allogalathea inermis
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Anoplonida cracentis
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Anoplonida inermis
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Coralliogalathea humilis
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Fennerogalathea chacei
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Galacantha bellis
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Galacantha quiquei
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Galacantha rostrata
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Galacantha spinosa
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Galacantha valdiviae
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Galathea aegyptiaca
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Galathea albatrossae
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Galathea amamiensis
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Galathea anepipoda
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Galathea australiensis
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Galathea balssi
[Red galathea crab]
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Galathea barbellata
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Galathea bimaculata
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Galathea consobrina
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Galathea coralliophilus
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Galathea denticulata
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Galathea dispersa
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Galathea echinata
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Galathea hispida
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Galathea intermedia
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Galathea kuboi
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Galathea latirostris
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Galathea longimanoides
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Galathea lumaria
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Galathea maculiabdominalis
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Galathea mauritiana
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Galathea multilineata
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Galathea nasimae
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Photo by Coudre, Christian

North Sea.

Galathea nexa Embleton, 1834

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Galathea nexa
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Galathea ohshimai
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Galathea orientalis
[Oriental squat lobster]
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Galathea pilosa
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Galathea platycheles
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Galathea profunda
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Galathea pubescens
[Hairy squat lobster]
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Galathea raventosae
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Galathea rostrata
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Galathea rubromaculata
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Galathea sanctae
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Galathea sinensis
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Galathea spinosorostris
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Galathea squamea
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Photo by Pillon, Roberto

Northeast Atlantic

Galathea squamifera Leach, 1814

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Galathea squamifera
[]

Photo by FAO

Northeast Atlantic

Galathea strigosa unspecified

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Galathea strigosa
[Blue striped squat lobster]
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Galathea subsquamata
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Galathea tanegashimae
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Galathea ternatensis
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Heteronida aspinirostris
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Heteronida clivicola
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Janetogalathea californiensis
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Lauriea crucis
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Lauriea gardineri
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Lauriea punctata
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Lauriea simulata
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Lauriea teresae
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Leiogalathea agassizii
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Leiogalathea laevirostris
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Macrothea bouchardi
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Phylladiorhynchus acastus
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Phylladiorhynchus amphion
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Phylladiorhynchus argus
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Phylladiorhynchus asclepius
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Phylladiorhynchus bahamut
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Phylladiorhynchus barbeae
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Phylladiorhynchus boucheti
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Phylladiorhynchus butes
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Phylladiorhynchus cepheus
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Phylladiorhynchus eneus
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Phylladiorhynchus euryalus
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Phylladiorhynchus gustavi
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Phylladiorhynchus heptacanthus
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Phylladiorhynchus hylas
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Phylladiorhynchus idas
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Phylladiorhynchus ikedai
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Phylladiorhynchus integrirostris
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Phylladiorhynchus iphiclus
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Phylladiorhynchus janiqueae
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Phylladiorhynchus jeffkinchi
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Phylladiorhynchus joannotae
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Phylladiorhynchus koumac
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Phylladiorhynchus laureae
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Phylladiorhynchus lini
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Phylladiorhynchus lynceus
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Phylladiorhynchus maestratii
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Phylladiorhynchus marina
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Phylladiorhynchus medea
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Phylladiorhynchus orpheus
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Phylladiorhynchus paula
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Phylladiorhynchus peneleos
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Phylladiorhynchus pepei
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Phylladiorhynchus phanus
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Phylladiorhynchus phlias
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Phylladiorhynchus poeas
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Phylladiorhynchus pollux
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Phylladiorhynchus porteri
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Phylladiorhynchus priasus
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Phylladiorhynchus pulchrus
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Phylladiorhynchus punctatus
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Phylladiorhynchus pusillus
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Phylladiorhynchus talaus
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Phylladiorhynchus tiphys
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Phylladiorhynchus zetes
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Raymunida cagnetei
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Photo by Macpherson, Enrique

Western Central Pacific

Raymunida confundens Macpherson & Machordom, 2001

Photo by Photo by Macpherson, Enrique
 
Raymunida confundens
[Steppe pika]

Photo by Macpherson, Enrique

Western Central Pacific

Raymunida dextralis Macpherson & Machordom, 2001

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Raymunida dextralis
[Royle's pika]
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Raymunida elegantissima
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Raymunida erythrina
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Raymunida iranica
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Raymunida limbata
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Raymunida lineata
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Sadayoshia acamar
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Sadayoshia acroporae
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Sadayoshia actaea
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Sadayoshia aludra
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Sadayoshia edwardsii
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Sadayoshia inermis
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Sadayoshia latisternata
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Sadayoshia lipkei
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Sadayoshia miyakei
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Sadayoshia moorei
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Sadayoshia savali
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Sadayoshia tenuirostris
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Setanida cristata
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Shinkaia crosnieri
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Tasmanida norfolkae
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Triodonthea setosa
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Alainius crosnieri Western Central Pacific 1991
Allogalathea babai Indo-West Pacific 2011
Allogalathea elegans Elegant squat lobster Indo-West Pacific 1848
Allogalathea inermis Indo-West Pacific 2011
Anoplonida cracentis Western Central Pacific 1995
Anoplonida inermis Western Central Pacific. 1994
Coralliogalathea humilis Indo-Pacific. 1905
Fennerogalathea chacei Western Central Pacific 1988
Galacantha bellis Western Central Pacific. 1885
Galacantha quiquei Western Central Pacific 2007
Galacantha rostrata Cosmopolitan. 1880
Galacantha spinosa Cosmopolitan. 1880
Galacantha valdiviae Indo-West Pacific. 1913
Galathea aegyptiaca Indo-West Pacific 1875
Galathea albatrossae Western Central Pacific 1988
Galathea amamiensis Indo-Pacific. 1966
Galathea anepipoda Indo-West Pacific 1990
Galathea australiensis Indo-West Pacific 1858
Galathea balssi Red galathea crab Indo-West Pacific. 1964
Galathea barbellata Indo-West Pacific. 2012
Galathea bimaculata Western Pacific 1966
Galathea consobrina Northwest Pacific 1902
Galathea coralliophilus Western Central Pacific 1990
Galathea denticulata Western Indian Ocean 2010
Galathea dispersa Northeast Atlantic 1859
Galathea echinata Northeast Atlantic 2012
Galathea hispida Western Central Pacific 2005
Galathea intermedia Northeast Atlantic
Galathea kuboi Western Pacific 1967
Galathea latirostris Pacific Ocean. 1852
Galathea longimanoides Western Central Pacific 1970
Galathea lumaria Western Indian Ocean 2005
Galathea maculiabdominalis Western Pacific 1972
Galathea mauritiana Indo-Pacific. 1914
Galathea multilineata Western Pacific 1913
Galathea nasimae Western Pacific 2019
Galathea nexa North Sea. 1834
Galathea ohshimai Western Pacific. 1967
Galathea orientalis Oriental squat lobster Indo-West Pacific 1858
Galathea pilosa Indo-Pacific. 1888
Galathea platycheles Western Pacific 1953
Galathea profunda Western Pacific 2012
Galathea pubescens Hairy squat lobster Indo-West Pacific. 1858
Galathea raventosae Indo-West Pacific. 2012
Galathea rostrata Western Central Atlantic. 1880
Galathea rubromaculata Western Pacific. 1967
Galathea sanctae Western Pacific. 2012
Galathea sinensis Western Pacific. 2010
Galathea spinosorostris Indo-Pacific. 1852
Galathea squamea Western Central Pacific 1979
Galathea squamifera Northeast Atlantic 1814
Galathea strigosa Blue striped squat lobster Northeast Atlantic
Galathea subsquamata Indo-Pacific. 1858
Galathea tanegashimae Indo-West Pacific 1969
Galathea ternatensis Indo-West Pacific 1902
Heteronida aspinirostris Western Central Pacific 1981
Heteronida clivicola Eastern Central Pacific 2006
Janetogalathea californiensis Eastern Central Pacific 1902
Lauriea crucis Eastern Central Pacific 2013
Lauriea gardineri Western Central Pacific. 1926
Lauriea punctata Western Central Pacific. 2013
Lauriea simulata Western Central Pacific. 2013
Lauriea teresae Eastern Central Pacific 2013
Leiogalathea agassizii Eastern Central Pacific 1880
Leiogalathea laevirostris Indo-Pacific 1913
Macrothea bouchardi Western Indian Ocean 2010
Phylladiorhynchus acastus Western Indian Ocean 2021
Phylladiorhynchus amphion Western Indian Ocean 2021
Phylladiorhynchus argus Western Indian Ocean 2021
Phylladiorhynchus asclepius Western Indian Ocean 2021
Phylladiorhynchus bahamut Western Indian Ocean 2021
Phylladiorhynchus barbeae Western Indian Ocean 2021
Phylladiorhynchus boucheti Western Indian Ocean 2021
Phylladiorhynchus butes Western Indian Ocean 2021
Phylladiorhynchus cepheus Western Indian Ocean 2021
Phylladiorhynchus eneus Western Indian Ocean 2021
Phylladiorhynchus euryalus Western Indian Ocean 2021
Phylladiorhynchus gustavi Western Indian Ocean 2021
Phylladiorhynchus heptacanthus Western Indian Ocean 2021
Phylladiorhynchus hylas Western Indian Ocean 2021
Phylladiorhynchus idas Western Indian Ocean 2021
Phylladiorhynchus ikedai Western Central Pacific 1965
Phylladiorhynchus integrirostris Indo-Pacific. Tropical a 1852
Phylladiorhynchus iphiclus Indo-Pacific. Tropical a 2021
Phylladiorhynchus janiqueae Indo-Pacific. Tropical a 2021
Phylladiorhynchus jeffkinchi Indo-Pacific. Tropical a 2021
Phylladiorhynchus joannotae Indo-Pacific. Tropical a 2021
Phylladiorhynchus koumac Indo-Pacific. Tropical a 2021
Phylladiorhynchus laureae Indo-Pacific. Tropical a 2021
Phylladiorhynchus lini Indo-Pacific. Tropical a 2021
Phylladiorhynchus lynceus Indo-Pacific. Tropical a 2021
Phylladiorhynchus maestratii Indo-Pacific. Tropical a 2021
Phylladiorhynchus marina Indo-Pacific. Tropical a 2021
Phylladiorhynchus medea Indo-Pacific. Tropical a 2021
Phylladiorhynchus orpheus Indo-Pacific. Tropical a 2021
Phylladiorhynchus paula Indo-Pacific. Tropical a 2021
Phylladiorhynchus peneleos Indo-Pacific. Tropical a 2021
Phylladiorhynchus pepei Indo-Pacific. Tropical a 2021
Phylladiorhynchus phanus Indo-Pacific. Tropical a 2021
Phylladiorhynchus phlias Indo-Pacific. Tropical a 2021
Phylladiorhynchus poeas Indo-Pacific. Tropical a 2021
Phylladiorhynchus pollux Indo-Pacific. Tropical a 2021
Phylladiorhynchus porteri Indo-Pacific. Tropical a 2021
Phylladiorhynchus priasus Indo-Pacific. Tropical a 2021
Phylladiorhynchus pulchrus Indo-Pacific. Tropical a 2021
Phylladiorhynchus punctatus Indo-Pacific. Tropical a 2021
Phylladiorhynchus pusillus Indo-West Pacific. 1885
Phylladiorhynchus talaus Indo-West Pacific. 2021
Phylladiorhynchus tiphys Indo-West Pacific. 2021
Phylladiorhynchus zetes Indo-West Pacific. 2021
Raymunida cagnetei Eastern Central Pacific 2000
Raymunida confundens Steppe pika Western Central Pacific 2001
Raymunida dextralis Royle's pika Western Central Pacific 2001
Raymunida elegantissima Western Central Pacific 1902
Raymunida erythrina Western Central Pacific 2001
Raymunida iranica Western Indian Ocean 2014
Raymunida limbata Eastern Central Pacific 2006
Raymunida lineata Northwest Pacific 2005
Sadayoshia acamar Northwest Pacific 2012
Sadayoshia acroporae Indo-Pacific. 1972
Sadayoshia actaea Indo-Pacific. 2012
Sadayoshia aludra Indo-Pacific. 2012
Sadayoshia edwardsii Indo-Pacific. 1884
Sadayoshia inermis Indo-Pacific. 2010
Sadayoshia latisternata Indo-Pacific 2010
Sadayoshia lipkei Pacific Ocean. 2010
Sadayoshia miyakei Pacific Ocean. 1969
Sadayoshia moorei Eastern Central Pacific 2012
Sadayoshia savali Western Central Pacific. 2012
Sadayoshia tenuirostris Western Central Pacific. 2010
Setanida cristata Pacific 2006
Shinkaia crosnieri Pacific Ocean. 1998
Tasmanida norfolkae Southwest Pacific 2007
Triodonthea setosa Southwest Pacific 2013



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