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Dromia

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Dromia
Dromia personata
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Dromia

Weber, 1795
Type species
Cancer personatus

Dromia is a genus of crabs in the family Dromiidae. It contains 6 extant species:[1]

Two further species are known only from fossils.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Peter Davie & Michael Türkay (2011). "Dromia Weber, 1795". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved November 28, 2011.
  2. ^ Sammy De Grave; N. Dean Pentcheff; Shane T. Ahyong; et al. (2009). "A classification of living and fossil genera of decapod crustaceans" (PDF). Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. Suppl. 21: 1–109. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-06-06.