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Taxonomy of Section Dromiacea Da Haan, 1833


Class
 		Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans		1033
12148
92586		Families
Genera
Species

Subclass
 		Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
995
11546
91261		Families
Genera
Species

Superorder
 		Eucarida
Calman, 1904
379
5045
43294		Families
Genera
Species

Order
 		Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns		376
5018
43105		Families
Genera
Species

Suborder
 		Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
278
4664
41091		Families
Genera
Species

Infraorder
 		Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs		156
2882
21182		Families
Genera
Species

Section
 		Dromiacea
Da Haan, 1833
16
216
1136		Families
Genera
Species
Subnodes of Dromiacea Da Haan, 1833
SuperfamilyDakoticancroidea ♰
Rathbun, 1917
1
2
3		Family
Genera
Species
SuperfamilyDromioidea
De Haan, 1833
5
106
657		Families
Genera
Species
SuperfamilyEtyoidea
Guinot & Tavares, 2001
2
15
73		Families
Genera
Species
SuperfamilyGlaessneropsoidea ♰
Patrulius, 1959
4
21
105		Families
Genera
Species
SuperfamilyHomolodromioidea
Alcock, 1899
1
18
54		Family
Genera
Species
SuperfamilyHomoloidea
De Haan, 1839
3
54
244		Families
Genera
Species

Synonyms

Native, vernacular names and spellings of Dromiacea
GermanRückenfüßer


Distribution and Species lists of Dromiacea Da Haan, 1833
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Afghanistan
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesAlgeria
2 Families  4 Genera  5 SpeciesAngola
2 Families  4 Genera  7 SpeciesAntigua and Barbuda
2 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesArgentina
2 Families  4 Genera  5 SpeciesAustralia
6 Families  47 Genera  106 SpeciesAustria
7 Families  13 Genera  25 SpeciesBahamas
5 Families  11 Genera  16 SpeciesBarbados
4 Families  5 Genera  7 SpeciesBelgium
2 Families  4 Genera  7 SpeciesBelize
3 Families  5 Genera  5 SpeciesBrazil
4 Families  8 Genera  12 SpeciesCambodia
1 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesCameroon
1 Families  2 Genera  3 SpeciesCanada
2 Families  3 Genera  3 SpeciesCape Verde
3 Families  5 Genera  8 SpeciesChile
2 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesChina
6 Families  34 Genera  52 SpeciesColombia
4 Families  10 Genera  17 SpeciesComoros
1 Families  4 Genera  4 SpeciesCook Islands
2 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesCosta Rica
2 Families  4 Genera  4 SpeciesCroatia
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesCuba
5 Families  12 Genera  18 SpeciesCzech Republic
7 Families  10 Genera  13 SpeciesDemocratic Republic of the Congo
1 Families  3 Genera  3 SpeciesDenmark
4 Families  13 Genera  19 SpeciesDjibouti
2 Families  5 Genera  7 SpeciesDominica
4 Families  6 Genera  6 SpeciesDominican Republic
3 Families  4 Genera  5 SpeciesEast Timor
1 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesEcuador
4 Families  6 Genera  7 SpeciesEgypt
1 Families  9 Genera  16 SpeciesEquatorial Guinea
3 Families  5 Genera  5 SpeciesEritrea
2 Families  7 Genera  9 SpeciesFiji
2 Families  4 Genera  4 SpeciesFrance
13 Families  28 Genera  39 SpeciesGabon
2 Families  3 Genera  4 SpeciesGambia
1 Families  2 Genera  4 SpeciesGeorgia
1 Families  2 Genera  4 SpeciesGermany
8 Families  15 Genera  20 SpeciesGhana
2 Families  3 Genera  5 SpeciesGreece
3 Families  5 Genera  5 SpeciesGrenada
1 Families  5 Genera  5 SpeciesGuinea
2 Families  4 Genera  7 SpeciesGuinea-Bissau
3 Families  5 Genera  5 SpeciesGuyana
1 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesHaiti
1 Families  4 Genera  4 SpeciesHonduras
4 Families  6 Genera  7 SpeciesHungary
2 Families  6 Genera  8 SpeciesIceland
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesIndia
3 Families  18 Genera  32 SpeciesIndonesia
5 Families  28 Genera  55 SpeciesIreland
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesIsrael
2 Families  4 Genera  6 SpeciesItaly
6 Families  15 Genera  26 SpeciesIvory Coast
2 Families  4 Genera  4 SpeciesJamaica
4 Families  9 Genera  10 SpeciesJapan
6 Families  46 Genera  102 SpeciesKenya
4 Families  7 Genera  8 SpeciesKiribati
3 Families  4 Genera  7 SpeciesLebanon
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesMadagascar
6 Families  25 Genera  36 SpeciesMalaysia
2 Families  7 Genera  9 SpeciesMaldives
2 Families  7 Genera  10 SpeciesMalta
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesMarshall Islands
2 Families  8 Genera  10 SpeciesMauritania
2 Families  4 Genera  10 SpeciesMauritius
5 Families  15 Genera  22 SpeciesMexico
6 Families  15 Genera  29 SpeciesMicronesia
5 Families  19 Genera  39 SpeciesMonaco
2 Families  2 Genera  4 SpeciesMorocco
3 Families  6 Genera  6 SpeciesMozambique
5 Families  23 Genera  31 SpeciesMyanmar
2 Families  3 Genera  2 SpeciesNamibia
3 Families  7 Genera  8 SpeciesNetherlands
4 Families  9 Genera  13 SpeciesNew Zealand
5 Families  17 Genera  19 SpeciesNicaragua
3 Families  4 Genera  7 SpeciesNigeria
2 Families  3 Genera  4 SpeciesNorway
3 Families  6 Genera  5 SpeciesOman
2 Families  8 Genera  13 SpeciesPakistan
1 Family  1 Genus  3 SpeciesPalau
2 Families  6 Genera  6 SpeciesPanama
4 Families  7 Genera  12 SpeciesPapua New Guinea
5 Families  27 Genera  40 SpeciesPeru
2 Families  5 Genera  7 SpeciesPhilippines
5 Families  28 Genera  51 SpeciesPoland
4 Families  5 Genera  7 SpeciesPortugal
4 Families  6 Genera  10 SpeciesRepublic South Africa
4 Families  22 Genera  42 SpeciesRomania
4 Families  5 Genera  11 SpeciesRussia
2 Families  2 Genera  3 SpeciesSaint Kitts and Nevis
2 Families  3 Genera  4 SpeciesSaint Lucia
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesSaint Vincent and the Grenadines
1 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesSamoa
2 Families  2 Genera  3 SpeciesSão Tomé and Príncipe
2 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesSaudi Arabia
2 Families  4 Genera  4 SpeciesSenegal
3 Families  5 Genera  10 SpeciesSeychelles
4 Families  20 Genera  35 SpeciesSierra Leone
2 Families  3 Genera  5 SpeciesSingapore
2 Families  9 Genera  16 SpeciesSlovenia
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesSolomon Islands
4 Families  15 Genera  22 SpeciesSomalia
3 Families  10 Genera  13 SpeciesSouth Korea
3 Families  9 Genera  9 SpeciesSpain
11 Families  20 Genera  22 SpeciesSri Lanka
2 Families  10 Genera  16 SpeciesSuriname
3 Families  7 Genera  9 SpeciesSweden
3 Families  11 Genera  18 SpeciesSwitzerland
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesTaiwan
5 Families  38 Genera  83 SpeciesTanzania
3 Families  13 Genera  16 SpeciesThailand
2 Families  7 Genera  11 SpeciesTonga
3 Families  3 Genera  3 SpeciesTrinidad and Tobago
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesTunisia
2 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesTurkey
2 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesTuvalu
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesUnited Arab Emirates
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesUnited Kingdom
11 Families  29 Genera  42 SpeciesUSA
10 Families  60 Genera  114 SpeciesVanuatu
4 Families  11 Genera  11 SpeciesVenezuela
4 Families  11 Genera  13 SpeciesVietnam
4 Families  7 Genera  8 SpeciesYemen
2 Families  9 Genera  11 Species


Distribution on islands
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Aldabra Group
2 Families  3 Genera  2 SpeciesAzores
3 Families  6 Genera  9 SpeciesBasse-Terre Island
2 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesBathurst Island
2 Families  2 Genera  1 SpeciesBruny Island
2 Families  3 Genera  3 SpeciesCapricorn Group
2 Families  6 Genera  6 SpeciesCentral Line Islands
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesErskine Island
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesFlint Island
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesFuerteventura
2 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesGoat Island
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesGran Canaria
1 Family  1 Genus  2 SpeciesGrande-Terre
3 Families  3 Genera  2 SpeciesHeron Island
1 Families  3 Genera  1 SpeciesIsla Grande
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesIsla Isabel
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesIsla Magdalena
1 Family  1 Genus  0 SpeciesIsla Margarita
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesIslands of Chile
2 Families  5 Genera  5 SpeciesLa Palma
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesLanzarote
2 Families  3 Genera  5 SpeciesLord Howe Island
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesMacaronesia
4 Families  9 Genera  14 SpeciesMagnetic Island
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesMahé
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesMalden Island
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesMasthead Island
1 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesNorth West Island
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesNorthern Isles
2 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesRügen
1 Family  1 Genus  0 SpeciesSanta Catalina Island
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesSanta Maria Island
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesSanta Rosa Island
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesShetland Islands
2 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesSouthern Line Islands
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesStarbuck Island
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesTenerife
2 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesTernate
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesVostok Island
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesWellington
1 Family  1 Genus  1 Species


Found in fossile formations
Greensand Formations
3 Families  3 Genera  3 SpeciesLondon Clay Formation
2 Families  3 Genera  3 SpeciesLower Greensand Formation
3 Families  3 Genera  3 Species


Links, sources and further information
Dromiacea at marinespecies.org
Dromiacea at marinespecies.org