Material examined (N= 12). 1m, 07/VIII/ 2005, St. 0 5 (MZUESC # 675); 1m, 28 /VIII/ 2004, St. 0 3 (MZUESC # 715).
Distribution. Western Atlantic – Bermuda, North Carolina, Florida, Gulf of Mexico, Antilles, northern South America, Guyanas, and Brazil (from Amapá to Rio Grande do Sul) (Melo 1996). Central Atlantic – Ascension (Manning & Chace 1990).
Ecological notes. Rock, shell, and coral bottoms. Carapace generally covered with ascidians. Intertidal to 330 m (Melo 1996).
Previous records in Bahia. Smith (1869) (as Dromidia antillensis), Moreira (1901) (as D. antillensis), Rathbun (1937) (as D. antillensis), Rodrigues da Costa (1968) (as D. antillensis), Joly et al. (1969) (as D. antillensis), Coelho & Ramos (1972) (as D. antillensis), Gomes Corrêa (1972) (as D. antillensis), Melo (1985) (as D. antillensis), Gouvêa (1986 a) (as D. antillensis), Coelho & Ramos-Porto (1989) (as D. antillensis), Barreto et al. (1993) (as D. antillensis), Melo & Campos Jr. (1999) (as Cryptodromiopsis antillensis), Almeida et al. (2007).