WoRMS taxon details
Alcockdromia fallax (Latreille in Milbert, 1812)
1544948 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1544948)
accepted
Species
Cryptodromia canaliculata Stimpson, 1858 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Cryptodromia canaliculata var. obtusifrons Ihle, 1913 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Cryptodromia canaliculata var. sibogae Ihle, 1913 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Cryptodromia fallax (Latreille in Milbert, 1812) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Cryptodromia hirsuta Borradaile, 1903 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Cryptodromia oktahedros Stebbing, 1923 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Cryptodromia tomentosa (Heller, 1861) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Dromia fallax Latreille in Milbert, 1812 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Dromia tomentosa Heller, 1861 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
(of Dromia fallax Latreille in Milbert, 1812) Latreille, P.A. (1812). Crustacés et insectes. In: Milbert, J., Voyage pittoresque à l'Île-de-France, au cap de Bonne-Espérance et à l'Ile de Ténériffe, par M. J. Milbert. Peintre embarqué sur la corvette le Géographe, et Directeur des gravures de la partie historique du Voyage aux Terres-Australes. Avec un Atlas, composé de trois cartes géographiques, et de quarante-cinq vues pittoresques déssinéessur les lieux, et gravées en partie par l'auteur. A. Nepveu, Paris. Volume 2: 270–280. [details] 
DecaNet eds. (2025). DecaNet. Alcockdromia fallax (Latreille in Milbert, 1812). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1544948 on 2025-11-15
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Cryptodromia canaliculata Stimpson, 1858) Stimpson, W. (1858). Prodromus descriptionis animalium evertebratum, quae in Expeditione ad Oceanum Pacificum Septentrionalem, a Republica Federata missa, Cadwaladaro Ringgold et Johanne Rodgers Ducibus, observavit et descripsit. Pars VII. Crustacea Anomoura. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 10: 225-252 [63-90 in separate]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47535818 [details] 
original description (of Cryptodromia oktahedros Stebbing, 1923) Stebbing, T. R. R. (1923). Crustacea of Natal. <em>Union of South Africa. Fisheries and Marine Biological Survey Report 3 [for 1922].</em> 1-16; Pls. 10-15. [details]
original description (of Cryptodromia hirsuta Borradaile, 1903) Borradaile, L.A. (1903). Marine crustaceans. IX. The sponge-crabs (Dromiacea). In: Gardiner JS (ed.), The Fauna and Geography of the Maldive and Laccadive Archipelagoes. Being the Account of the Work Carried on and of the Collections Made by an Expedition During the Years 1899 and 1900. Volume II. Part I. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, pp. 574–578, pl. 33. [details]
original description (of Dromia fallax Latreille in Milbert, 1812) Latreille, P.A. (1812). Crustacés et insectes. In: Milbert, J., Voyage pittoresque à l'Île-de-France, au cap de Bonne-Espérance et à l'Ile de Ténériffe, par M. J. Milbert. Peintre embarqué sur la corvette le Géographe, et Directeur des gravures de la partie historique du Voyage aux Terres-Australes. Avec un Atlas, composé de trois cartes géographiques, et de quarante-cinq vues pittoresques déssinéessur les lieux, et gravées en partie par l'auteur. A. Nepveu, Paris. Volume 2: 270–280. [details]
original description (of Dromia tomentosa Heller, 1861) Heller, C. (1861). Synopsis der im rothen Meere vorkommenden Crustaceen. <em>Verhandlungen der kaiserlich-königlichen zoologisch-botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien.</em> 11: 3-31. [details]
original description (of Cryptodromia canaliculata var. obtusifrons Ihle, 1913) Ihle, J.E.W. (1913). Die Decapoda Brachyura der Siboga-Expedition. I. Dromiacea. <em>Siboga-Expeditie Monografie.</em> 39b: 1-96, Pls. 1-4. [details]
original description (of Cryptodromia canaliculata var. sibogae Ihle, 1913) Ihle, J.E.W. (1913). Die Decapoda Brachyura der Siboga-Expedition. I. Dromiacea. <em>Siboga-Expeditie Monografie.</em> 39b: 1-96, Pls. 1-4. [details]
original description (of Cryptodromia oktahedros Stebbing, 1923) Stebbing, T. R. R. (1923). Crustacea of Natal. <em>Union of South Africa. Fisheries and Marine Biological Survey Report 3 [for 1922].</em> 1-16; Pls. 10-15. [details]
original description (of Cryptodromia hirsuta Borradaile, 1903) Borradaile, L.A. (1903). Marine crustaceans. IX. The sponge-crabs (Dromiacea). In: Gardiner JS (ed.), The Fauna and Geography of the Maldive and Laccadive Archipelagoes. Being the Account of the Work Carried on and of the Collections Made by an Expedition During the Years 1899 and 1900. Volume II. Part I. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, pp. 574–578, pl. 33. [details]
original description (of Dromia fallax Latreille in Milbert, 1812) Latreille, P.A. (1812). Crustacés et insectes. In: Milbert, J., Voyage pittoresque à l'Île-de-France, au cap de Bonne-Espérance et à l'Ile de Ténériffe, par M. J. Milbert. Peintre embarqué sur la corvette le Géographe, et Directeur des gravures de la partie historique du Voyage aux Terres-Australes. Avec un Atlas, composé de trois cartes géographiques, et de quarante-cinq vues pittoresques déssinéessur les lieux, et gravées en partie par l'auteur. A. Nepveu, Paris. Volume 2: 270–280. [details]
original description (of Dromia tomentosa Heller, 1861) Heller, C. (1861). Synopsis der im rothen Meere vorkommenden Crustaceen. <em>Verhandlungen der kaiserlich-königlichen zoologisch-botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien.</em> 11: 3-31. [details]
original description (of Cryptodromia canaliculata var. obtusifrons Ihle, 1913) Ihle, J.E.W. (1913). Die Decapoda Brachyura der Siboga-Expedition. I. Dromiacea. <em>Siboga-Expeditie Monografie.</em> 39b: 1-96, Pls. 1-4. [details]
original description (of Cryptodromia canaliculata var. sibogae Ihle, 1913) Ihle, J.E.W. (1913). Die Decapoda Brachyura der Siboga-Expedition. I. Dromiacea. <em>Siboga-Expeditie Monografie.</em> 39b: 1-96, Pls. 1-4. [details]
Present
Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio
Inaccurate
Introduced: alien
Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ミゾカイカムリ | [details] |
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Cryptodromia oktahedros Stebbing, 1923)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Dromia tomentosa Heller, 1861)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (25 publications) (from synonym Cryptodromia canaliculata Stimpson, 1858)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Cryptodromia fallax (Latreille in Milbert, 1812))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Cryptodromia hirsuta Borradaile, 1903)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Dromia fallax Latreille in Milbert, 1812)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Cryptodromia fallax (Latreille in Milbert, 1812))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Cryptodromia canaliculata Stimpson, 1858)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Dromia tomentosa Heller, 1861)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (25 publications) (from synonym Cryptodromia canaliculata Stimpson, 1858)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Cryptodromia fallax (Latreille in Milbert, 1812))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Cryptodromia hirsuta Borradaile, 1903)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Dromia fallax Latreille in Milbert, 1812)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Cryptodromia fallax (Latreille in Milbert, 1812))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Cryptodromia canaliculata Stimpson, 1858)