Munididae is a family of squat lobsters, taxonomically separated from the family Galatheidae in 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. 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.
Taxonomy Many of the genera included in the family Munididae had previously been included in a wider circumscription of the family Galatheidae. The following genera are now recognised:
Agononida Anomoeomunida Anoplonida Antillimunida Arabiconida †Austromunida Babamunida Bathymunida †Cretagalathea – Upper Cretaceous Crosnierita Curtonida Dactylonida Enriquea Garymunida Gonionida Grimothea Hendersonida Heteronida Hexamunida Iridonida Ischnonida † Juracrista – Late Jurassic (Tithonian) Leptonida †Muellermunida Munida Neonida Onconida Paramunida Plesionida Raymunida Sadayoshia Scolonida Setanida Tasmanida †Tethysmunida Torbenella Trapezionida Typhlonida †Valamunida
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