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Checklist for Family Dromiidae De Haan, 1833 (Sponge crabs)
and region South Carolina (USA)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
200
509
739
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
198
506
739
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
92
269
473
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
90
264
462
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
83
240
431
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
44
142
198
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Dromiacea
Da Haan, 1833
3
8
10
Families
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 South Carolina
5 Genera with 7 Species
Ameridromia Blow & Manning, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Dromidia Guinot & Tav..., 19961SpeciesTaxom
Hypoconcha Guérin-Ménev..., 19333SpeciesTaxom
Moreiradromia Guinot & Tav..., 18581SpeciesTaxom
Quinquerugatus Frantescu, F..., 20101SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South Carolina
7 Species
Ameridromia hyneorum Blow & Manning, 1996
Dromidia bedetteae Blow & Manning, 1996
Hypoconcha arcuata Stimpson, 1858Granulate shellback crab
Hypoconcha parasitica Linnaeus, 1763Rough shellback crab
Hypoconcha spinosissima Rathbun, 1933Spiny shellback crab
Moreiradromia antillensis Stimpson, 1858Lesser Sponge Crab
Quinquerugatus holthuisi Frantescu & al., 2010

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

Taxom

SubfamilyHypoconchinae
Guinot & Tavares, 2003
1
3
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