Galene is a genus of crabs belonging to the family Galenidae.

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] Recently, a new species of this crab named Galene dashtbani one of the oldest descendants of this genus, which is about 15 million years old, has been identified from Iran.

[2] Species within this genus include:[1]