Munididae
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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Squat lobsters
Extant Late Jurassic first appearances
Decapod families
Taxa named by Enrique Macpherson