Species list, Checklist of Section Dromiacea for St. Thomas (U.S. Virgin Islands)

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Checklist for Section Dromiacea Da Haan, 1833
and region St. Thomas (U.S. Virgin Islands)

Class	Malacostraca Latreille, 1802 Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans	65 119 152	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Subclass	Eumalacostraca Grobben, 1892	65 119 152	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superorder	Eucarida Calman, 1904	45 94 129	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Decapoda Latreille, 1802 Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns	45 94 129	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Suborder	Pleocyemata Burkenroad, 1963	40 85 117	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraorder	Brachyura Linnaeus, 1758 Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs	24 58 78	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Section	Dromiacea Da Haan, 1833	2 4 5	Families Genera Species	Taxom

List of families for St. Thomas
2 Families width 5 Species

Homolodromiidae Alcock, 1899		1	Species	Taxom
Dromiidae De Haan, 1833	Sponge crabs	4	Species	Taxom

Genera for St. Thomas
4 Genera with 5 Species

Species list for St. Thomas
5 Species

Homolodromia paradoxa A. Milne-Edw..., 1880
Hypoconcha parasitica Linnaeus, 1763	Rough shellback crab
Hypoconcha sabulosa (Herbst, 1799)	⇒ Hypoconcha parasitica Linnaeus, 1763
Lewindromia unidentata Rüppell, 1830	Sponge Crab
Moreiradromia antillensis Stimpson, 1858	Lesser Sponge Crab

Subnodes of Dromiacea with occurrences in St. Thomas

Superfamily	Dromioidea De Haan, 1833	1 3 4	Family Genera Species	Taxom
Superfamily	Homolodromioidea Alcock, 1899	1 1 1	Family Genus Species	Taxom

Links, sources and further information

Dromiacea at marinespecies.org
Dromiacea at marinespecies.org