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Checklist for Family Dromiidae De Haan, 1833 (Sponge crabs)
and region Venezuela (Northern South America)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
205
595
1110
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
204
594
1109
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
98
312
633
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
97
311
631
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
89
279
556
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
44
153
267
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Dromiacea
Da Haan, 1833
4
11
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Dromioidea
De Haan, 1833
1
6
5
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyDromiidae
De Haan, 1833
Sponge crabs
6
5
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Venezuela
6 Genera with 5 Species
Cryptodromiopsis Borradaile, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Dromia Weber, 1771sponge crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Dromidia Guinot & Tav..., 18581SpeciesTaxom
Dromilites H. Milne-Edw..., 1837
0SpeciesTaxom
Hypoconcha Guérin-Ménev..., 18581SpeciesTaxom
Moreiradromia Guinot & Tav..., 18581SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Venezuela
5 Species
Cryptodromiopsis antillensis Stimpson, 1858Decorator crab
Dromia erythropus Edwards, 1771Redeye sponge crab
Dromidia antillensis (Stimpson, 1858)⇒ Moreiradromia antillensis Stimpson, 1858
Hypoconcha arcuata Stimpson, 1858Granulate shellback crab
Moreiradromia antillensis Stimpson, 1858Lesser Sponge Crab

Subnodes of Dromiidae with occurrences in Venezuela
SubfamilyDromiinae
De Haan, 1833
5
4
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