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Checklist for Section Dromiacea Da Haan, 1833
and region Sri Lanka (South Asia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
156
461
943
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
155
460
942
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
72
275
651
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
71
273
649
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
64
244
580
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
36
170
400
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Dromiacea
Da Haan, 1833
2
10
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Sri Lanka
2 Families width 16 Species
Dromiidae De Haan, 1833Sponge crabs15SpeciesTaxom
Homolidae De Haan, 1839Carrier crabs1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Sri Lanka
10 Genera with 16 Species
Conchoecetes Stimpson, 19843SpeciesTaxom
Cryptodromia Stimpson, 18795SpeciesTaxom
Cryptodromiopsis Borradaile, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Dromia Weber, 1906sponge crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Dromidia Guinot & Tav..., 18301SpeciesTaxom
Dromidiopsis Borradaile, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Lauridromia McLay, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Lewindromia Guinot & Tav..., 18301SpeciesTaxom
Paromolopsis Wood-Mason &..., 18911SpeciesTaxom
Pseudodromia Stimpson, 1858
Sponge crabs0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sri Lanka
16 Species
Conchoecetes andamanicus Alcock, 1900
Conchoecetes artificiosus Fabricius, 1798
Conchoecetes intermedius Lewinsohn, 1984
Cryptodromia bullifera Alcock, 1900
Cryptodromia canaliculata (Stimpson, 1858)⇒ Cryptodromia fallax Latreille, 1812
Cryptodromia demani
Cryptodromia fallax Latreille, 1812
Cryptodromia pentagonalis Hilgendorf, 1879
Cryptodromiopsis tridens Borradaile, 1903
Dromia dromia
Dromia intermedia (Laurie, 1906)⇒ Paratya curvirostris Heller, 1862
Dromidia unidentata Rüppell, 1830
Dromidiopsis australiensis Haswell, 1882
Lauridromia intermedia Laurie, 1906
Lewindromia unidentata Rüppell, 1830Sponge Crab
Paromolopsis boasi Wood-Mason <..., 1891

Subnodes of Dromiacea with occurrences in Sri Lanka
SuperfamilyDromioidea
De Haan, 1833
1
9
15
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyHomoloidea
De Haan, 1839
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom



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