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Checklist for Superfamily Dromioidea De Haan, 1833
and region England (Great Britain, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
287
898
1758
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
282
884
1736
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
124
401
864
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
123
395
855
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
110
368
819
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
65
218
388
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Dromiacea
Da Haan, 1833
9
25
35
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Dromioidea
De Haan, 1833
4
10
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for England
4 Families width 14 Species
Dromiidae De Haan, 1833Sponge crabs8SpeciesTaxom
Dynomenidae Ortmann, 18924SpeciesTaxom
Etyiidae Guinot & Tav..., 20011SpeciesTaxom
Prosopidae von Meyer, 18601SpeciesTaxom


Genera for England
10 Genera with 14 Species
Austrodromidia McLay, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Distefania Checchia-Ris..., 19722SpeciesTaxom
Dromia Weber, 1758sponge crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Dromilites H. Milne-Edw..., 19813SpeciesTaxom
Dynomene Desmarest, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Etyus Mantell, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Lamarckdromia Guinot & Tav..., 18181SpeciesTaxom
Metadromia McLay, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Palaeodromites A. Milne-Edw..., 01SpeciesTaxom
Prosopon Meyer, 18681SpeciesTaxom


Species list for England
14 Species
Austrodromidia australis Rathbun, 1923Southern Sponge Crab
Distefania sinuososulcata Wright & Col..., 1972
Distefania transiens Wright & Col..., 1972
Dromia personata Linnaeus, 1758Sleepy crab
Dromia vulgaris (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Dromia personata Linnaeus, 1758
Dromilites bucklandi H. Milne-Edw..., 1837
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

Subnodes of Dromioidea with occurrences in England
FamilyDromiidae
De Haan, 1833
Sponge crabs
5
8
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