Stimpson, 1858
Zoea [no illustration available]
¥ Number of stages in the zoeal phase: 3.
¥ Morphological characters of first zoea [Table 5 First zoeae of Dromiidae]:
Carapace without spines and grooves.
Abdominal somites without spines.
Antennule with five aesthetascs.
Third maxilliped (mxp3) endopod with no setae.
Megalopa [no illustration available]
¥ Number of stages in the megalopal phase: 1.
¥ Morphological characters of megalopa [Table 15 Mgp Dromiidae Latreilliidae Calappidae Leucosiidae]:
Carapace with spines.
Maxillule (mx1) endopod setation: 5.
Maxilla (mx2) endopod setation: 4.
Second maxilliped (mxp2) exopod setation: 2, 6.
Third maxilliped (mxp3) exopod setation: 1, 6.
Larval stages described by Kircher, 1970.
Geographical distribution of adult
Occidental Atlantic: North Carolina to Florida, Gulf of Mexico, The West Indies, Guianas and Brazil (Amapá to So Paulo).
Depth range of adult
Sublittoral zone - 80 m.