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Dromioidea

Malacostraca - Decapoda

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1833Dromioidea De Haan
1926Dromiidea Rathbun p. 87
1992Dromioidea Collins and Wienberg Rasmussen p. 14
1993Dromioidea Karasawa p. 39
2010Dromioidea Schweitzer et al. p. 63
2011Dromioidea Karasawa et al. p. 534
2012Dromioidea Schweitzer et al. p. 25
2017Dromioidea Luque et al. p. 8

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Ecdysozoa
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
—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
superfamilyDromioideaDe 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.

Superfm. Dromioidea De Haan 1833
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Fm. †Diaulacidae Wright and Collins 1972
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G. †Diaulax Bell 1863
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†Diaulax carteriana Bell 1863
†Diaulax feliceps Wright and Collins 1972
†Diaulax italica Beschin et al. 2007
†Diaulax millerae Bishop 1992
†Diaulax oweni Bell 1850
†Diaulax rosablanca Gómez et al. 2015
†Diaulax yokoii Collins et al. 1993
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 humerosa Quayle and Collins 1981
†Basinotopus tricornis Collins and Jakobsen 2003
†Dromilites lamarckii humerosus 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
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 simplex humerosus 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
Subfm. Sphaerodromiinae Guinot and Tavares 2003
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G. †Basidromilites Artal et al. 2022
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†Basidromilites glaessneri Artal et al. 2022
G. †Ferricorda Schweitzer and Feldmann 2010
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†Ferricorda kimberleyae Bishop 1987
G. Sphaerodromia Alcock 1899
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Sphaerodromia kendalli Alcock and Anderson 1894
G. Stimdromia McLay 1993
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Stimdromia lamellata Ortmann 1894
Invalid names: Hypoconchinae Guinot and Tavares 2003 [empty]
Fm. Dynomenidae Ortmann 1892
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G. †Acanthodromia Milne-Edwards 1880
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†Acanthodromia erinacea Milne-Edwards 1880
†Acanthodromia zannatoi Beschin et al. 2016
G. †Cracchidynomene Beschin et al. 2016
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†Cracchidynomene areolata Beschin et al. 2016
Subfm. Dynomeninae Ortmann 1892
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G. Dynomene Desmarest 1823
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†Dynomene acutispinis Rathbun 1945
†Dynomene collinsi Ossó et al. 2020
†Dynomene emiliae Muller 1978
Dynomene hispida Latreille 1812
†Dynomene lessinea Beschin et al. 2001
Dynomene praedator Milne-Edwards 1878
†Dynomene shinobui Karasawa 1993
†Dynomene variabilis Portel and Collins 2004
†Dynomene vetusta Beschin et al. 2016
G. †Graptocarcinus Roemer 1887
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†Graptocarcinus bellonii Collins and Dieni 1995
†Graptocarcinus eocenicus Beschin et al. 2016
†Graptocarcinus muiri Stenzel 1944
†Graptocarcinus texanus Roemer 1887
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Invalid names: Cyphonotus integrimarginatus Wright and Wright 1950 [synonym]
G. Hirsutodynomene McLay 1999
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Subfm. Metadynomeninae Guinot 2008
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G. Metadynomene McLay 1999
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†Metadynomene veronensis Beschin et al. 2015
G. †Paradynomene Sakai 1963
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†Paradynomene antiqua Beschin et al. 2016
Subfm. †Paradynomeninae Guinot 2008
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G. †Kromtitis Muller 1984
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†Kromtitis bicuspidatus Beschin et al. 2009
†Kromtitis daniensis Collins 2010
†Kromtitis isabenensis Artal et al. 2022
†Kromtitis koberi Bachmayer and Tollmann 1953
†Kromtitis koberiformis Beschin et al. 2007
†Kromtitis levigatus Beschin et al. 2007
†Kromtitis lluisprietoi Ossó 2019
†Kromtitis lothi Forster and Mundlos 1982
†Kromtitis pentagonalis Muller and Collins 1991
†Kromtitis pseudolothi Beschin et al. 2016
†Kromtitis spinulata Portell and Collins 2004
†Kromtitis subovatus Beschin et al. 2007
†Kromtitis tergospinosus Beschin et al. 2018
†Kromtitis tetratuberculatus Beschin et al. 2002
G. †Sierradromia Artal et al. 2022
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†Sierradromia gladiator Artal et al. 2022
Invalid names: Graptocarcininae Van Bakel et al. 2012 [empty]
Fm. †Xandarocarcinidae Karasawa et al. 2011
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G. †Acanthodiaulax Schweitzer et al. 2003
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†Acanthodiaulax mclayi Schweitzer et al. 2003
G. †Xandarocarcinus Bishop 1988
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Invalid names: Xandaros Bishop 1988 [replaced]
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 Early/Lower Valanginian to the top of the Holocene or 140.20000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 136.4 Ma

Collections (89 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Valanginian140.2 - 136.4Colombia (Santander) Diaulax rosablanca (228518)
Aptian - Albian125.0 - 100.5United Kingdom (England) Diaulax feliceps (141535)
Albian113.0 - 100.5Mexico (San Luis Potosí) Graptocarcinus muiri (203165)
Early/Lower Albian112.03 - 109.0United Kingdom (England) Diaulax carteriana (1864)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6USA (Texas) Dromia anomala (141000)
Late/Upper Albian - Early/Lower Cenomanian105.3 - 93.5USA (Texas) Graptocarcinus texanus (142405 142406)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Italy (Friuli-Venezia Giulia) Graptocarcinus bellonii (142757)
Cenomanian - Turonian100.5 - 89.8USA (Texas) Graptocarcinus texanus (140920)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5USA (Texas) Graptocarcinus texanus (88748 125695)
Santonian86.3 - 83.6Japan Diaulax yokoii (185003 185012)
Santonian86.3 - 83.6Canada (British Columbia) Acanthodiaulax mclayi (207371)
Campanian - Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0Mexico (Baja California) Xandaros sternbergi (45700)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (California) Xandaros sternbergi (99312)
Middle Campanian - Late/Upper Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0Mexico (Baja California) Xandaros sternbergi (133568)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Mexico (San Luis) Graptocarcinus muiri (133559)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Italy (Udine) Graptocarcinus bellonii (127493)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (New Jersey) Costadromia hajzeri (57915)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Cuba Graptocarcinus collinsi (220216)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Denmark Dromia elegans (89866) Kromtitis daniensis (171510)
Danian66.0 - 61.6USA (Texas) Kierionopsis nodosa (207141)
Danian66.0 - 61.6France Dromilites montenati (20816)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0Austria Dromilites sp. (89473)
Paleogene66.0 - 23.03Hungary (Budapest) Kromtitis pentagonalis, Dromilites fossata, Dromilites subglobosa (138811)
Selandian61.6 - 59.2USA (Texas) Kierionopsis nodosa (226943)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Spain Basinotopus sp., Mclaynotopus longispinosus, Torodromia elongata, Basidromilites sp., Basidromilites glaessneri, Kromtitis isabenensis, Sierradromia gladiator (226427) Kromtitis isabenensis (226452) Mclaynotopus longispinosus, Basidromilites glaessneri, Kromtitis isabenensis, Sierradromia gladiator (210299)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8United Kingdom Dromilites simplex (226648)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Italy (Vicenze) Kromtitis subovatus (127545)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8United Kingdom (Kent) Basinotopus lamarckii (147826 165976)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Italy Cracchidynomene areolata, Dynomene vetusta (207471) Dromilites pastoris (207595) Kromtitis koberiformis (207557) Kromtitis koberiformis, Kromtitis levigatus (207474) Kromtitis koberiformis, Kromtitis levigatus, Kromtitis subovatus, Acanthodromia zannatoi, Dynomene vetusta, Paradynomene antiqua, Paradynomene pentagonalis (207470) Kromtitis koberiformis, Kromtitis levigatus, Kromtitis subovatus, Diaulax italica (140158)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8United Kingdom (England) Dromilites simplex (126591) Dromilites simplex, Dromilites bucklandi (76601)
Ypresian - Lutetian56.0 - 41.3Denmark Basinotopus tricornis (146258)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3United Kingdom (England) Dromilites simplex, Dromilites lamarckii (41948)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3USA (South Carolina) Dromidia bedetteae (191870) Quinquerugatus holthuisi (52348)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Italy Dromilites pastoris (226614) Dromilites pastoris, Noetlingocarcinus messinai, Dromilites hilarionis, Basinotopus lamarcki (207553) Kromtitis koberiformis, Kromtitis levigatus, Kromtitis subovatus, Metadynomene veronensis (207556) Noetlingia claudiopolitana (226615) Pseudodromilites hilarionis, Kromtitis pseudolothi, Noetlingia claudiopolitana (146999)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Spain (Alicante) Dromilites pastoris, Kromtitis lluisprietoi (207104)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Italy (Vicenza) Kromtitis tetratuberculatus, Pseudodromilites arzignanensis (145128)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (South Carolina) Quinquerugatus holthuisi (134300)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Italy Dromia subglobossa, Dromia fossata, Kromtitis koberiformis, Kromtitis pentagonalis, Kromtitis subovatus, Kromtitis tergospinosus (207550) Dromiidae indet., Kromtitis bicuspidatus, Noetlingia veronensis (207785) Dromilites hilarionis (226536)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Spain (Aragón) Basadromia longifrons, Dynomene collinsi (209381)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9Australia (South Australia) Dromilites sp. (37719)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Italy (Vicenza) Dynomene lessinea, Dromilites corvini (147005) Dynomene lessinea, Kromtitis sp., Dromilites corvini (69701)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Italy (Vicenza) Dromilites corvini (207617)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Italy (Veneto) Dromilites corvini (91651)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Italy Dromilites corvini (70053)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Belgium Lucanthonisia praemium (126154)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.03USA (Oregon) Graptocarcinus sp. (139537)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Jamaica Dynomene variabilis, Kromtitis spinulata (228737)
Early/Lower Miocene - Middle Miocene23.03 - 11.608Japan (Shizuoka) Dynomene shinobui (202476)
Neogene23.03 - 2.58Poland Dynomene emiliae, Kromtitis koberi (139754)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62Hungary Dromia neogenica (34739)
Badenian13.65 - 12.7Hungary Dromia eotvoesi (133113) Dromia eotvoesi, Dromiidarum sp. (207753) Dromia neogenica, Dromia eotvoesi (149366) Dromia neogenica, Dynomene emiliae, Dromiidarum sp. (207755) Dynomene emiliae, Kromtitis koberi (207754) Kerepesia viai, Dromia eotvoesi (207750)
Badenian13.65 - 12.7Austria Dynomene emiliae, Kromtitis koberi, Dromilites koberi, Dromiidarum sp. (141124)
Badenian13.65 - 12.7Poland Dromia eotvoesi (139755) Dynomene emiliae (32515 32516)
Late/Upper Miocene - Zanclean11.608 - 3.6Netherlands Dromia neogenica (126554)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Malta Dromia neogenica (131977)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Algeria Dromia neogenica (69864 70785)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Fiji Dromia indet., Xantho acutispinis (136142) Dromia sp. (68181)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) Dromidia larraburei (59063)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Mexico Dynomene ursula (147227)