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Dromiidae

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Dromiidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1833Dromiidae De Haan
1918Dromiidae Rathbun p. 153
1926Dromiidae Rathbun p. 87
1981Dromiidae Quayle and Collins p. 736
2010Dromiidae Schweitzer et al. p. 63
2012Dromiidae Schweitzer et al. p. 28
2022Dromiidae Artal et al. p. 594

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
—Deuteropoda
—Mandibulata
—PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
—Hymenostraca(Rolfe 1969)
superclassMulticrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
RankNameAuthor
classMalacostraca()
subclassEumalacostracaGrobben 1892
—CaridoidaHessler 1982
orderDecapoda
suborderPleocyemataBurkenroad 1963
—Reptantia(Boas)
—MeiuraSaint Laurent 1980
infraorderBrachyura()
—DromiaceaDe Haan 1833
superfamilyDromioideaDe Haan 1833
familyDromiidaeDe Haan 1833
familyDromiidaeDe Haan 1833

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Fm. Dromiidae De Haan 1833
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G. Austrodromidia McLay 1993
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Austrodromidia incisa Henderson 1888
G. †Basadromia Artal et al. 2016
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†Basadromia longifrons Artal et al. 2016
Subfm. †Basinotopinae Karasawa et al. 2010
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G. †Basinotopus M'Coy 1849
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†Basinotopus lamarckii Desmarest 1822
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†Dromilites lamarckii humerosus Quayle and Collins 1981
†Basinotopus tricornis Collins and Jakobsen 2003
†Dromilites lamarckii humerosa Quayle and Collins 1981
G. †Lucanthonisia van Bakel et al. 2009
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†Lucanthonisia eotvoesi Müller 1976
†Lucanthonisia praemium van Bakel et al. 2009
G. †Mclaynotopus Artal et al. 2022
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†Mclaynotopus alpina Glaessner 1929
†Mclaynotopus longispinosus Artal et al. 2022
G. †Noetlingocarcinus Karasawa et al. 2011
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†Noetlingocarcinus messinai Beschin et al. 2012
G. †Costadromia Feldmann and Schweitzer 2019
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†Costadromia hajzeri Feldmann and Schweitzer 2019
G. Cryptodromia Stimpson 1858
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Cryptodromia fallax Lamarck 1812
Cryptodromia tumida Stimpson 1858
G. Dromia Weber 1795
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†Dromia anomala Rathbun 1935
Dromia dormia Linnaeus 1763
†Dromia fossata Muller and Collins 1991
†Dromia neogenica Müller 1978
†Dromia personata Linnaeus 1758
†Dromia subglobosa Muller and Collins 1991
Dromia wilsoni Fulton and Grant 1902
Dromia wilsonii Fulton and Grant 1902
G. Dromidia Stimpson 1858
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†Dromidia bedetteae Blow and Manning 1996
Dromidia larraburei Schmitt 1921
G. Dromidiopsis Borradaile 1900
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G. †Dromiidarum Müller 1984
Subfm. Dromiinae De Haan 1833
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G. Conchoecetes Stimpson 1858
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Conchoecetes intermedius Lewinsohn 1984
G. Lauridromia McLay 1993
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Lauridromia dehaani Rathbun 1923
G. †Noetlingia Beurlen 1928
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†Noetlingia succini Noetling 1885
†Noetlingia veronensis Bittner 1886
G. Petalomera Stimpson 1858
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Petalomera granulata Stimpson 1858
G. Takedromia McLay 1993
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G. †Torodromia Artal et al. 2022
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†Torodromia elongata Artal et al. 2022
G. †Dromilites Milne-Edwards 1837
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†Dromilites bucklandi Milne-Edwards 1837
†Dromilites corvini Bittner 1893
†Dromilites fossata Muller and Collins 1991
†Dromilites hilarionis Bittner 1883
†Dromilites humerosus Quayle and Collins 1981
†Dromilites koberi Bachmayer and Tollmann 1953
†Dromilites lothi Förster and Mundlos 1982
†Dromilites montenati Robin et al. 2016
†Dromilites simplex Quayle and Collins 1981
†Dromilites subglobosa Muller and Collins 1991
†Dromilites vicensis Barnolas-Cortinas 1973
G. Epigodromia McLay 1993
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Epigodromia sculpta Hasvell 1882
G. Epipedodromia Andre 1932
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Epipedodromia thomsoni Fulton and Grant 1902
G. Fultodromia McLay 1993
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Fultodromia nodipes Guerin-Meneville 1832
Fultodromia spinifera Montgomery 1931
G. Haledromia McLay 1993
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G. †Kerepesia Muller 1976
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†Kerepesia viai Muller 1976
G. †Kierionopsis Davidson 1966
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†Kierionopsis nodosa Davidson 1966
G. †Pseudodromilites Beurlen 1928
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†Pseudodromilites arzignanensis De Angeli and Alberti 2018
G. †Quinquerugatus Franţescu et al. 2011
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†Quinquerugatus holthuisi Franţescu et al. 2011
G. Stimdromia McLay 1993
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Stimdromia lamellata Ortmann 1894
G. Tumidodromia McLay 2009
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Tumidodromia dormia Linnaeus 1763
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Invalid names: Cancer dormitator Herbst 1790 [synonym], Dromia rumphii Fabricius 1798 [synonym]
G. †Vincentdromia Schweitzer 2024
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†Vincentdromia americana Rathbun 1935
Invalid names: Hypoconchinae Guinot and Tavares 2003 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2008-01-28 11:51:24
Modified: 2022-05-13 13:34:01
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan 1992, Turnsek 1997

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Albian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 106.30000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 100.5 Ma

Collections (55 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Albian106.3 - 100.5USA (Texas) Dromia anomala (141000)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (New Jersey) Costadromia hajzeri (57915)
Danian66.0 - 61.66France Dromilites montenati (20816)
Danian66.0 - 61.66USA (Texas) Kierionopsis nodosa (207141)
Danian66.0 - 61.66Denmark Dromia elegans (89866)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0Austria Dromilites sp. (89473)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0USA (Alabama) Dromiopsis americana (142886 142896)
Paleogene66.0 - 23.04Hungary (Budapest) Dromilites fossata, Dromilites subglobosa (138811)
Selandian61.66 - 59.24USA (Texas) Kierionopsis nodosa (226943)
Thanetian59.24 - 56.0USA (Alabama) Dromiopsis americana (142748)
Thanetian59.24 - 56.0USA (New Jersey) Vincentdromia americana (3113)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Spain Basinotopus sp., Mclaynotopus longispinosus, Torodromia elongata (226427) Mclaynotopus longispinosus (210299)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07United Kingdom Dromilites simplex (226648)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07United Kingdom (England) Dromilites simplex (126591) Dromilites simplex, Dromilites bucklandi (76601)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07United Kingdom (Kent) Basinotopus lamarckii (147826 165976)
Ypresian - Lutetian56.0 - 41.03Denmark Basinotopus tricornis (146258)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9USA (Texas) Dromiopsis americana (142914)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03USA (South Carolina) Dromidia bedetteae (191870) Quinquerugatus holthuisi (52348)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Italy (Vicenza) Pseudodromilites arzignanensis (145128)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Italy Noetlingia claudiopolitana (226615) Noetlingocarcinus messinai, Dromilites hilarionis, Basinotopus lamarcki (207553) Pseudodromilites hilarionis, Noetlingia claudiopolitana (146999)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03United Kingdom (England) Dromilites simplex, Dromilites lamarckii (41948)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71USA (South Carolina) Quinquerugatus holthuisi (134300)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9Australia (South Australia) Dromilites sp. (37719)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Spain (Aragón) Basadromia longifrons (209381)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Italy Dromia subglobossa, Dromia fossata (207550) Dromiidae indet., Noetlingia veronensis (207785) Dromilites hilarionis (226536)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3Italy (Vicenza) Dromilites corvini (69701 147005)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Italy (Veneto) Dromilites corvini (91651)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Italy Dromilites corvini (70053)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Italy (Vicenza) Dromilites corvini (207617)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Belgium Lucanthonisia praemium (126154)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82Austria Dromilites koberi, Dromiidarum sp. (141124)
Badenian13.82 - 12.8Poland Dromia eotvoesi (139755)
Badenian13.82 - 12.8Hungary Dromia eotvoesi (133113) Dromia eotvoesi, Dromiidarum sp. (207753) Dromia neogenica, Dromia eotvoesi (149366) Dromia neogenica, Dromiidarum sp. (207755) Kerepesia viai, Dromia eotvoesi (207750)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63Hungary Dromia neogenica (34739)
Late/Upper Miocene - Zanclean11.63 - 3.6Netherlands Dromia neogenica (126554)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Algeria Dromia neogenica (69864 70785)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Malta Dromia neogenica (131977)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Fiji Dromia indet. (136142) Dromia sp. (68181)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) Dromidia larraburei (59063)