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Checklist for Family Dromiidae De Haan, 1833 (Sponge crabs)
and region Saint Helena (Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
124
252
371
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
124
252
371
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
57
111
173
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
56
110
170
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
52
98
142
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
24
49
64
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Dromiacea
Da Haan, 1833
1
5
7
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Dromioidea
De Haan, 1833
1
5
7
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyDromiidae
De Haan, 1833
Sponge crabs
5
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Saint Helena
5 Genera with 7 Species
Conchoecetes Stimpson, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Dromia Weber, 1758sponge crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Dromidia Guinot & Tav..., 18581SpeciesTaxom
Moreiradromia Guinot & Tav..., 18581SpeciesTaxom
Petalomera Stimpson, 19021SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Saint Helena
7 Species
Conchoecetes artificiosus Fabricius, 1798
Dromia erythropus Edwards, 1771Redeye sponge crab
Dromia personata Linnaeus, 1758Sleepy crab
Dromia vulgaris (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Dromia personata Linnaeus, 1758
Dromidia antillensis (Stimpson, 1858)⇒ Moreiradromia antillensis Stimpson, 1858
Moreiradromia antillensis Stimpson, 1858Lesser Sponge Crab
Petalomera wilsoni (Fulton&Grant, 1902)⇒ Metadromia wilsoni Fulton & Grant, 1902

Subnodes of Dromiidae with occurrences in Saint Helena
SubfamilyDromiinae
De Haan, 1833
5
7
Genera
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