Species list, Checklist of Family Dromiidae (Sponge crabs) for Virgin Islands (Leeward Islands)

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Checklist for Family Dromiidae De Haan, 1833 (Sponge crabs)
and region Virgin Islands (Leeward Islands)

Class	Malacostraca Latreille, 1802 Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans	163 368 602	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Subclass	Eumalacostraca Grobben, 1892	162 366 600	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superorder	Eucarida Calman, 1904	82 219 414	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Decapoda Latreille, 1802 Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns	82 219 414	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Suborder	Pleocyemata Burkenroad, 1963	75 202 376	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraorder	Brachyura Linnaeus, 1758 Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs	37 112 187	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Section	Dromiacea Da Haan, 1833	3 8 10	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superfamily	Dromioidea De Haan, 1833	1 6 7	Family Genera Species	Taxom
Family	Dromiidae De Haan, 1833 Sponge crabs	6 7	Genera Species	Taxom

Genera for Virgin Islands
6 Genera with 7 Species

Cryptodromiopsis Borradaile, 1858		1	Species	Taxom
Dromia Weber, 1771	sponge crabs	1	Species	Taxom
Dromidia Guinot & Tav..., 1858		1	Species	Taxom
Hypoconcha Guérin-Ménev..., 1799		2	Species	Taxom
Lewindromia Guinot & Tav..., 1830		1	Species	Taxom
Moreiradromia Guinot & Tav..., 1858		1	Species	Taxom

Species list for Virgin Islands
7 Species

Cryptodromiopsis antillensis Stimpson, 1858	Decorator crab
Dromia erythropus Edwards, 1771	Redeye sponge crab
Dromidia antillensis (Stimpson, 1858)	⇒ Moreiradromia antillensis Stimpson, 1858
Hypoconcha parasitica Linnaeus, 1763	Rough shellback crab
Hypoconcha sabulosa (Herbst, 1799)	⇒ Hypoconcha parasitica Linnaeus, 1763
Lewindromia unidentata Rüppell, 1830	Sponge Crab
Moreiradromia antillensis Stimpson, 1858	Lesser Sponge Crab

Subnodes of Dromiidae with occurrences in Virgin Islands

Subfamily	Dromiinae De Haan, 1833	5 5	Genera Species	Taxom
Subfamily	Hypoconchinae 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