Dromiacea is a group of crabs, ranked as a section. It contains 240 extant and nearly 300 extinct species. Dromiacea is the most basal grouping of Brachyura...

, 2019. Brachyura is separated into several sections, with the basal Dromiacea diverging the earliest in the evolutionary history, around the Late Triassic...

In the waters in and around New Zealand, 77 living species of crabs (and 10 species of crab-like Anomura) have been recorded, along with a further 24 species...

Paguroidea Latreille, 1802 Infraorder Brachyura Linnaeus, 1758 Section Dromiacea De Haan, 1833 Dromioidea De Haan, 1833 Homolodromioidea Alcock, 1900 Homoloidea...

(Decapoda: Brachyura) Although they are classified as crabs, the larvae of Dromiacea are similar to those of the Anomura, which led many scientists to place...

belongs to the group Dromiacea, taxonomically ranked as a section, which is the most basal grouping of Brachyura crabs. Dromiacea likely diverged from...

Cyclodorippoidea (Cyclodorippoida) Homolodromioidea (Dromiacea) Dromioidea (Dromiacea) Homoloidea (Dromiacea) Raninoidea (Raninoida) Here is a cladogram showing...

Gordonopsis is a genus of deep sea crabs in the family Homolidae. The Homolidae are also known as carrier crabs or porter crabs for their fifth pereiopods...

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Lamarckdromia beagle (often called fluffy crab) is a crab species in the family Dromiidae, described in 2022. Lamarckdromia beagle usually is 4–9 cm (1...

Class: Malacostraca Order: Decapoda Suborder: Pleocyemata Infraorder: Brachyura Section: Dromiacea Superfamily: Dromioidea Family: Dromiidae De Haan, 1833...

Avitelmessus is an extinct genus of crab from the Late Cretaceous Peedee Formation and Ripley Formation of the United States. The type and only species...

Lauridromia is a genus of crabs in the family Dromiidae. It contains only two species. At one time a third species, Lauridromia indica, was included in...

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Homoloidea belongs the group Dromiacea, taxonomically ranked as a section, and is the sister group to Dromioidea. Dromiacea is the most basal grouping of...

Class: Malacostraca Order: Decapoda Suborder: Pleocyemata Infraorder: Brachyura Section: Dromiacea Superfamily: Homoloidea Family: Homolidae De Haan, 1839...

Dromia personata, also known as the sponge crab or sleepy crab, is a species of crab found in the North Sea, the Mediterranean Sea, and connecting parts...

(2025). "First report of Jurassic Anomura (Galatheoidea) and Brachyura (Dromiacea, Goniodromitidae) in Russia". Journal of Paleontology: 1–12. doi:10.1017/jpa...

Paromola japonica, the Japanese deepwater carrier crab, is a species of crab in the family Homolidae. It has been found in Hawaii, Indonesia, Japan and...

Jurellana tithonia, the only species in the genus Jurellana, is a fossil crab. It was found in limestone rocks from the Ernstbrunn Formation in Austria...

Dromia is a genus of crabs in the family Dromiidae. It contains the following species: Dromia bollorei Forest, 1974 †Dromia corvini Bittner, 1893 Dromia...

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(2024). "Revision of and additions to early Cenozoic Brachyura (Crustacea: Dromiacea: Eubrachyura) from the USA". Bulletin of the Mizunami Fossil Museum. 51...

Gordonopsis mazupo is a species of deep sea crab. It was discovered in the South China Sea in 2021 and described as a new species in 2024. Gordonopsis...

Moreiradromia antillensis is a species of decapods in the family sponge crab. This species lives in the Western and central Atlantic Ocean. The carapace...

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The furred sponge crab, Pseudodromia latens, is a species of crab in the family Dromiidae, often referred to as sponge crabs. This sponge crab grows up...

Order: Decapoda Suborder: Pleocyemata Infraorder: Brachyura Section: Dromiacea Superfamily: Homoloidea Family: Latreilliidae Stimpson, 1858 Genera †Belos...

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Hirsutodynomene is a genus of crabs in the family Dynomenidae. All species in this genus except the newest one belonged to the genus Dynomene. These two...