Dromioidea Temporal range: Late Jurassic–Recent |
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Dromia personata, family Dromiidae | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Crustacea |
Class: | Malacostraca |
Order: | Decapoda |
Infraorder: | Brachyura |
Section: | Dromiacea |
Superfamily: |
Dromioidea De Haan, 1833 |
Families | |
Dromioidea is a superfamily of crabs mostly found in Madagascar. The earliest fossils attributable to the Dromioidea date from the Late Jurassic.