AntsAntsArachnidsArachnids
BeesBeesBeetlesBeetles
BookliceBookliceBugsBugs
BumblebeesBumblebeesButterfliesButterflies
CicadasCicadasCrane fliesCrane flies
DragonfliesDragonfliesEarwigsEarwigs
FliesFliesIsopodsIsopods
LocustsLocustsMantisesMantises
MayfliesMayfliesMosquitoesMosquitoes
MyriapodsMyriapodsNet-wingedNet-winged
Plant-parasiticPlant-parasiticScorpion fliesScorpion flies
TermitesTermitesWaspsWasps
INSECTOIDGERENGDARK LIGHT
Home Arthropoda Imprint Contact
TAXSYNDISISLFRMPIC
⌕
Taxonomy of Superfamily Dromioidea De Haan, 1833


Class
 		Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans		1033
12148
92586		Families
Genera
Species

Subclass
 		Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
995
11546
91261		Families
Genera
Species

Superorder
 		Eucarida
Calman, 1904
379
5045
43294		Families
Genera
Species

Order
 		Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns		376
5018
43105		Families
Genera
Species

Suborder
 		Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
278
4664
41091		Families
Genera
Species

Infraorder
 		Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs		156
2882
21182		Families
Genera
Species

Section
 		Dromiacea
Da Haan, 1833
16
216
1136		Families
Genera
Species

Superfamily
 		Dromioidea
De Haan, 1833
5
106
657		Families
Genera
Species
Subnodes of Dromioidea De Haan, 1833
FamilyDakoticancridae ♰
Rathbun, 1917
4
20		Genera
Species
FamilyDromiidae
De Haan, 1833
Sponge crabs		72
432		Genera
Species
FamilyDynomenidae ♰
Ortmann, 1892
15
96		Genera
Species
FamilyEtyiidae
Guinot & Tavares, 2001  ⇒ Etyidae
3
11		Genera
Species
FamilyProsopidae ♰
von Meyer, 1860
12
98		Genera
Species

Synonyms

Native, vernacular names and spellings of Dromioidea
SwedishSvampbärarkrabbor


Distribution and Species lists of Dromioidea De Haan, 1833
#ABCDEFGHIJKMNOPRSTUVY
Algeria
1 Families  3 Genera  3 SpeciesAngola
1 Families  2 Genera  5 SpeciesArgentina
2 Families  4 Genera  5 SpeciesAustralia
2 Families  30 Genera  71 SpeciesAustria
3 Families  6 Genera  10 SpeciesBahamas
2 Families  6 Genera  10 SpeciesBarbados
1 Families  2 Genera  3 SpeciesBelgium
2 Families  4 Genera  7 SpeciesBelize
1 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesBrazil
1 Families  5 Genera  8 SpeciesCambodia
1 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesCameroon
1 Families  2 Genera  3 SpeciesCanada
1 Family  1 Genus  2 SpeciesCape Verde
2 Families  4 Genera  7 SpeciesChile
0 Families  0 Genera  0 SpeciesChina
3 Families  20 Genera  31 SpeciesColombia
2 Families  7 Genera  12 SpeciesComoros
1 Families  4 Genera  4 SpeciesCook Islands
2 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesCosta Rica
2 Families  4 Genera  4 SpeciesCroatia
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesCuba
2 Families  7 Genera  9 SpeciesCzech Republic
2 Families  3 Genera  3 SpeciesDemocratic Republic of the Congo
1 Families  3 Genera  3 SpeciesDenmark
1 Families  5 Genera  13 SpeciesDjibouti
1 Families  4 Genera  6 SpeciesDominica
2 Families  3 Genera  3 SpeciesDominican Republic
1 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesEast Timor
1 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesEcuador
2 Families  4 Genera  6 SpeciesEgypt
1 Families  9 Genera  16 SpeciesEquatorial Guinea
2 Families  3 Genera  3 SpeciesEritrea
2 Families  7 Genera  9 SpeciesFiji
1 Families  3 Genera  4 SpeciesFrance
4 Families  15 Genera  22 SpeciesGabon
1 Families  2 Genera  3 SpeciesGambia
1 Families  2 Genera  4 SpeciesGeorgia
1 Families  2 Genera  4 SpeciesGermany
2 Families  8 Genera  10 SpeciesGhana
1 Families  2 Genera  4 SpeciesGreece
1 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesGrenada
1 Families  5 Genera  5 SpeciesGuinea
1 Families  2 Genera  5 SpeciesGuinea-Bissau
2 Families  3 Genera  3 SpeciesGuyana
1 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesHaiti
1 Families  4 Genera  4 SpeciesHonduras
1 Families  3 Genera  3 SpeciesHungary
2 Families  6 Genera  8 SpeciesIndia
1 Families  11 Genera  23 SpeciesIndonesia
2 Families  15 Genera  41 SpeciesIsrael
1 Families  3 Genera  5 SpeciesItaly
2 Families  9 Genera  18 SpeciesIvory Coast
1 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesJamaica
2 Families  6 Genera  6 SpeciesJapan
2 Families  27 Genera  59 SpeciesKenya
1 Families  3 Genera  4 SpeciesKiribati
2 Families  3 Genera  6 SpeciesMadagascar
2 Families  16 Genera  26 SpeciesMalaysia
1 Families  5 Genera  8 SpeciesMaldives
2 Families  7 Genera  10 SpeciesMalta
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesMarshall Islands
2 Families  8 Genera  10 SpeciesMauritania
1 Families  2 Genera  8 SpeciesMauritius
3 Families  12 Genera  19 SpeciesMexico
3 Families  10 Genera  20 SpeciesMicronesia
2 Families  14 Genera  29 SpeciesMonaco
1 Family  1 Genus  3 SpeciesMorocco
1 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesMozambique
2 Families  14 Genera  18 SpeciesNamibia
1 Families  5 Genera  5 SpeciesNetherlands
2 Families  5 Genera  8 SpeciesNew Zealand
2 Families  7 Genera  7 SpeciesNicaragua
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesNigeria
1 Families  2 Genera  3 SpeciesNorway
1 Families  3 Genera  2 SpeciesOman
1 Families  7 Genera  12 SpeciesPakistan
1 Family  1 Genus  3 SpeciesPalau
2 Families  6 Genera  6 SpeciesPanama
2 Families  4 Genera  9 SpeciesPapua New Guinea
2 Families  16 Genera  26 SpeciesPeru
1 Families  4 Genera  6 SpeciesPhilippines
2 Families  18 Genera  31 SpeciesPoland
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesPortugal
1 Family  1 Genus  3 SpeciesRepublic South Africa
1 Families  16 Genera  35 SpeciesRomania
2 Families  2 Genera  6 SpeciesRussia
2 Families  2 Genera  3 SpeciesSaint Lucia
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesSaint Vincent and the Grenadines
1 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesSamoa
2 Families  2 Genera  3 SpeciesSão Tomé and Príncipe
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesSaudi Arabia
2 Families  4 Genera  4 SpeciesSenegal
1 Families  3 Genera  9 SpeciesSeychelles
2 Families  15 Genera  29 SpeciesSierra Leone
1 Families  2 Genera  4 SpeciesSingapore
2 Families  9 Genera  16 SpeciesSlovenia
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesSolomon Islands
1 Families  6 Genera  8 SpeciesSomalia
1 Families  5 Genera  7 SpeciesSouth Korea
1 Families  4 Genera  4 SpeciesSpain
4 Families  10 Genera  11 SpeciesSri Lanka
1 Families  9 Genera  15 SpeciesSuriname
1 Families  5 Genera  5 SpeciesSweden
1 Families  6 Genera  12 SpeciesSwitzerland
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesTaiwan
2 Families  22 Genera  46 SpeciesTanzania
1 Families  9 Genera  12 SpeciesThailand
1 Families  6 Genera  9 SpeciesTonga
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesTrinidad and Tobago
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesTunisia
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesTurkey
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesTuvalu
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesUnited Arab Emirates
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesUnited Kingdom
5 Families  12 Genera  18 SpeciesUSA
3 Families  29 Genera  59 SpeciesVanuatu
2 Families  6 Genera  6 SpeciesVenezuela
1 Families  6 Genera  5 SpeciesVietnam
2 Families  3 Genera  3 SpeciesYemen
1 Families  6 Genera  8 Species


Distribution on islands
#ABCEFGHILMNRSTVW
Aldabra Group
2 Families  3 Genera  2 SpeciesAzores
1 Families  2 Genera  5 SpeciesBruny Island
1 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesCapricorn Group
1 Families  4 Genera  4 SpeciesCentral Line Islands
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesErskine Island
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesFlint Island
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesGoat Island
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesGran Canaria
1 Family  1 Genus  2 SpeciesGrande-Terre
2 Families  2 Genera  1 SpeciesHeron Island
1 Families  3 Genera  1 SpeciesIsla Grande
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesIsla Isabel
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesIsla Magdalena
1 Family  1 Genus  0 SpeciesIsla Margarita
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesIslands of Chile
2 Families  5 Genera  5 SpeciesLanzarote
1 Family  1 Genus  3 SpeciesLord Howe Island
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesMacaronesia
2 Families  5 Genera  10 SpeciesMagnetic Island
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesMahé
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesMalden Island
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesMasthead Island
1 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesNorth West Island
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesNorthern Isles
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesRügen
1 Family  1 Genus  0 SpeciesSanta Catalina Island
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesSanta Maria Island
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesSanta Rosa Island
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesShetland Islands
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesSouthern Line Islands
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesStarbuck Island
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesTenerife
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesTernate
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesVostok Island
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesWellington
1 Family  1 Genus  1 Species


Found in fossile formations
Greensand Formations
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesLondon Clay Formation
1 Family  1 Genus  3 SpeciesLower Greensand Formation
1 Family  1 Genus  1 Species


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