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Checklist for Family Dromiidae De Haan, 1833 (Sponge crabs)
and region Jamaica (Greater Antilles)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
147
356
634
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
147
356
634
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
85
247
496
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
85
247
496
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
79
221
427
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
38
136
252
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Dromiacea
Da Haan, 1833
4
9
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Dromioidea
De Haan, 1833
2
6
6
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyDromiidae
De Haan, 1833
Sponge crabs
4
5
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Jamaica
4 Genera with 5 Species
Dromia Weber, 1837sponge crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Hypoconcha Guérin-Ménev..., 19332SpeciesTaxom
Kromtitis Müller, 1984
0SpeciesTaxom
Moreiradromia Guinot & Tav..., 18581SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Jamaica
5 Species
Dromia erythropus Edwards, 1771Redeye sponge crab
Dromia lator (H. Milne Edw..., 1837)⇒ Dromia erythropus Edwards, 1771
Hypoconcha parasitica Linnaeus, 1763Rough shellback crab
Hypoconcha spinosissima Rathbun, 1933Spiny shellback crab
Moreiradromia antillensis Stimpson, 1858Lesser Sponge Crab

Subnodes of Dromiidae with occurrences in Jamaica
SubfamilyDromiinae
De Haan, 1833
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHypoconchinae
Guinot & Tavares, 2003
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Dromiidae at artfakta.se
Dromiidae at biodiversity.org.au
Dromiidae at dyntaxa.se
Dromiidae at gbif.org
Dromiidae at irmng.org
Dromiidae at itis.gov
Dromiidae at marinespecies.org