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Checklist for Superfamily Dromioidea De Haan, 1833
and region British Isles (North Europe)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
360
1365
3514
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
353
1349
3488
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
141
518
1316
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
139
508
1283
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
125
460
1192
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
73
259
526
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Dromiacea
Da Haan, 1833
11
30
49
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Dromioidea
De Haan, 1833
5
12
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for British Isles
5 Families width 18 Species
Dromiidae (De Haan, 1833)Sponge crabs11SpeciesTaxom
Dynomenidae Ortmann, 18924SpeciesTaxom
Etyiidae Guinot & Tav..., 20011SpeciesTaxom
Prosopidae von Meyer, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Dakoticancridae Rathbun, 19171SpeciesTaxom


Genera for British Isles
12 Genera with 18 Species
Austrodromidia McLay, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Distefania Checchia-Ris..., 19722SpeciesTaxom
Dromia Weber, 1758sponge crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Dromilites H. Milne-Edw..., 19815SpeciesTaxom
Dynomene Desmarest, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Etyus Mantell, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Lamarckdromia Guinot & Tav..., 18181SpeciesTaxom
Metadromia McLay, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Palaeodromites A. Milne-Edw..., 01SpeciesTaxom
Petalomera Stimpson, 1858
0SpeciesTaxom
Prosopon Meyer, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Tetracarcinus Weller, 19051SpeciesTaxom


Species list for British Isles
18 Species
Austrodromidia australis Rathbun, 1923Southern Sponge Crab
Distefania sinuososulcata Wright & Col..., 1972
Distefania transiens Wright & Col..., 1972
Dromia bucklandii Milne Edwards, 1837
Dromia personata Linnaeus, 1758Sleepy crab
Dromia vulgaris (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Dromia personata Linnaeus, 1758
Dromilites belli Van Bakel, R..., 2017
Dromilites bucklandi H. Milne-Edw..., 1837
Dromilites lamarchii Desmarest, 1822
Dromilites lamarki
Dromilites simplex Quayle, 1981
Dynomene pilumnoides Alcock, 1900
Etyus martini Mantell, 1844
Lamarckdromia globosa Lamarck, 1818Shaggy Sponge-crab
Metadromia wilsoni Fulton & Grant, 1902Wilson's Sponge Crab
Palaeodromites incertus
Prosopon mammillatum H. Woodward, 1868
Tetracarcinus subquadratus Weller, 1905

Subnodes of Dromioidea with occurrences in British Isles
FamilyDakoticancridae
Rathbun, 1917
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyDromiidae
De Haan, 1833
Sponge crabs
6
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyDynomenidae
Ortmann, 1892
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEtyiidae
Guinot & Tavares, 2001
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyProsopidae
von Meyer, 1860
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Dromioidea at artfakta.se
Dromioidea at biodiversity.org.au
Dromioidea at dyntaxa.se
Dromioidea at itis.gov
Dromioidea at marinespecies.org