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Dromiidae
| Description | Dromiidae is a family of crabs, often referred to as sponge crabs. They are small or medium-sized crabs which get their name from the ability to shape a living sponge into a portable shelter for themselves. A sponge crab cuts out a fragment from a sponge and trims it to its own shape using its claws. The last two pairs of legs are shorter than other legs and bend upward over the crab's carapace, to hold the sponge in place. The sponge grows along with the crab, providing a consistent shelter. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dromiidae, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rank | family | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Dromiidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Scientific Name | Dromiidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | in Siebold, Fauna japon. (Crust.) (1): ix | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 84 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 49 (58%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 70.6 - 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | actively mobile (based on Malacostraca) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | well-developed (based on Malacostraca) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | carnivore (based on Decapoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | chitin (based on Malacostraca) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | A. L. Frantescu, R. M. Feldmann, and C. E. Schweitzer. 2010. A new genus and species of dromiid crab (Decapoda, Brachyura) from the middle Eocene of South Carolina. Crustaceana Monographs 14:255-267 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common Name(s) | Sponge Crabs, Wollkrebse, カイカムリ, Svampbärarkrabbor | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dromiidae |
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Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Dromiinae subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 47 | 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Dynomeninae subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
| Hypoconchinae subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
| Sphaerodromiinae subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 0.01 Ma Pleistocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Alainodromia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Ameridromia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 47.8 Ma Eocene | 47.8 Ma Eocene | |
 Anisospinos ✝genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 38.0 Ma Eocene | 23.0 Ma Miocene | |
| Ascidiophilus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Austrodromidia genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 0.01 Ma Pleistocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Barnardromia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Basadromia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Ceronnectes ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 47.8 Ma Eocene | 41.3 Ma Eocene | |
| Conchoecetes genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 0.01 Ma Pleistocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Cryptodromia genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 0.01 Ma Pleistocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Cryptodromiopsis genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cyclocancer ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 23.0 Ma Miocene | 23.0 Ma Miocene | |
| Desmodromia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dromia genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 13 | 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Dromidia genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 47.8 Ma Eocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Dromidiopsis genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 0.01 Ma Pleistocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Dromilites ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 11 | 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | |
| Eodromia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Epigodromia genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 0.01 Ma Pleistocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Epipedodromia genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 0.01 Ma Pleistocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Eudromidia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Exodromidia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Foredromia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Frodromia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Fultodromia genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 0.01 Ma Pleistocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Haledromia genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 0.01 Ma Pleistocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Hemisphaerodromia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Homalodromia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Hypoconcha genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 0.01 Ma Pleistocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Lamarckdromia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lauridromia genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 0.01 Ma Pleistocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Lewindromia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lobocarcinus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 10 | 48.6 Ma Eocene | 19.0 Ma Miocene | |
| Mclaydromia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Metadromia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Microdium ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Miocyclus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Moreiradromia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Notocarcinus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 48.6 Ma Eocene | 48.6 Ma Eocene | |
| Paradromia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Petalomera genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 0.01 Ma Pleistocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Platydromia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pseudodromia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Quinquerugatus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 47.8 Ma Eocene | 41.3 Ma Eocene | |
| Santeecarcinus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 41.3 Ma Eocene | 41.3 Ma Eocene | |
| Sarahcarcinus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 47.8 Ma Eocene | 47.8 Ma Eocene | |
| Speodromia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Sphaerodromia genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 0.01 Ma Pleistocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Stebbingdromia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Sternodromia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Stimdromia genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 0.01 Ma Pleistocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Takedromia genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 0.01 Ma Pleistocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Tasadia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 23.0 Ma Miocene | 11.6 Ma Miocene | |
| Tumidodromia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Tunedromia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1833 | Dromiidae De Haan |
| 1918 | Dromiidae Rathbun p. 153 |
| 1926 | Dromiidae Rathbun p. 87 |
| 1981 | Dromiidae Quayle and Collins p. 736 |
| 2010 | Dromiidae Schweitzer et al. |
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
