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Checklist for Family Dromiidae De Haan, 1833 (Sponge crabs)
and region North Europe (Europe)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
490
2361
7068
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
480
2331
7026
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
194
942
2657
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
191
928
2581
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
171
860
2407
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
100
513
1005
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Dromiacea
Da Haan, 1833
14
50
93
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Dromioidea
De Haan, 1833
5
21
41
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyDromiidae
De Haan, 1833
Sponge crabs
13
29
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for North Europe
13 Genera with 29 Species
Austrodromidia McLay, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Conchoecetes Stimpson, 19842SpeciesTaxom
Dromia Weber, 1758sponge crabs7SpeciesTaxom
Dromidiopsis Borradaile, 18312SpeciesTaxom
Dromilites H. Milne-Edw..., 19815SpeciesTaxom
Dromiopsis Reuss, 18207SpeciesTaxom
Hypoconcha Guérin-Ménev..., 17631SpeciesTaxom
Kromtitis Müller, 1984
0SpeciesTaxom
Lamarckdromia Guinot & Tav..., 18181SpeciesTaxom
Metadromia McLay, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Petalomera Stimpson, 1858
0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudodusa Schweigert &..., 20041SpeciesTaxom
Stimdromia McLay, 18311SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North Europe
29 Species
Austrodromidia australis Rathbun, 1923Southern Sponge Crab
Conchoecetes artificiosus Fabricius, 1798
Conchoecetes intermedius Lewinsohn, 1984
Dromia bucklandii Milne Edwards, 1837
Dromia dormia Linnaeus, 1763Common sponge crab
Dromia dromia
Dromia elegans
Dromia gibbosa (H. Milne Edw..., 1837)⇒ Dromidiopsis indica Gray, 1831
Dromia personata Linnaeus, 1758Sleepy crab
Dromia vulgaris (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Dromia personata Linnaeus, 1758
Dromidiopsis dormia (Linnaeus, 1763)⇒ Dromia dormia Linnaeus, 1763
Dromidiopsis indica Gray, 1831
Dromilites belli Van Bakel, R..., 2017
Dromilites bucklandi H. Milne-Edw..., 1837
Dromilites lamarchii Desmarest, 1822
Dromilites lamarki
Dromilites simplex Quayle, 1981
Dromiopsis depressa Segerberg, 1900
Dromiopsis elegans Reuss, 1858
Dromiopsis laevior Reuss, 1859
Dromiopsis levior
Dromiopsis minor
Dromiopsis rugosa Reuss, 1859
Dromiopsis rugosus Schlotheim, 1820
Hypoconcha parasitica Linnaeus, 1763Rough shellback crab
Lamarckdromia globosa Lamarck, 1818Shaggy Sponge-crab
Metadromia wilsoni Fulton & Grant, 1902Wilson's Sponge Crab
Pseudodusa frattigianii Schweigert &..., 2004
Stimdromia lateralis Gray, 1831Ridged Sponge-crab

Subnodes of Dromiidae with occurrences in North Europe
SubfamilyDromiinae
De Haan, 1833
10
20
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHypoconchinae
Guinot & Tavares, 2003
1
1
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