Species list, Checklist of Section Dromiacea for Lesser Antilles (Antilles)

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Checklist for Section Dromiacea Da Haan, 1833
and region Lesser Antilles (Antilles)

Class	Malacostraca Latreille, 1802 Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans	115 257 382	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Subclass	Eumalacostraca Grobben, 1892	115 257 382	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superorder	Eucarida Calman, 1904	78 198 303	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Decapoda Latreille, 1802 Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns	78 198 303	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Suborder	Pleocyemata Burkenroad, 1963	71 182 278	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraorder	Brachyura Linnaeus, 1758 Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs	34 88 112	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Section	Dromiacea Da Haan, 1833	1 2 4	Family Genera Species	Taxom

List of families for Lesser Antilles
1 Family width 4 Species

Sponge crabs

Species

Genera for Lesser Antilles
2 Genera with 4 Species

Hypoconcha Guérin-Ménev..., 1799		3	Species	Taxom
Moreiradromia Guinot & Tav..., 1858		1	Species	Taxom

Species list for Lesser Antilles
4 Species

Hypoconcha arcuata Stimpson, 1858	Granulate shellback crab
Hypoconcha parasitica Linnaeus, 1763	Rough shellback crab
Hypoconcha sabulosa (Herbst, 1799)	⇒ Hypoconcha parasitica Linnaeus, 1763
Moreiradromia antillensis Stimpson, 1858	Lesser Sponge Crab

Subnodes of Dromiacea with occurrences in Lesser Antilles

Superfamily

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Family
Genera
Species

Links, sources and further information

Dromiacea at marinespecies.org
Dromiacea at marinespecies.org