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Checklist for Family Hippidae Latreille, 1825 (Mole Crabs)
and region Atlantic Ocean (World Oceans)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
359
1638
4948
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
356
1632
4934
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
147
797
2869
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
144
787
2814
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
135
726
2605
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anomura
MacLeay, 1838
Hermit crabs, Hermit Crabs and Mole Crabs, Mud shrimps
19
110
612
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Hippoidea
Latreille, 1825
Mole crabs, Sand crabs
3
8
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyHippidae
Latreille, 1825
Mole Crabs, Sand crabs
2
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Atlantic Ocean
2 Genera with 7 Species
Emerita Gronovius, 1817Mole crabs4SpeciesTaxom
Hippa Fabricius, 17913SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Atlantic Ocean
7 Species
Emerita benedicti Schmitt, 1935Benedict sand crab
Emerita brasiliensis Schmitt, 1935
Emerita portoricensis Schmitt, 1935Puerto Rican sand crab
Emerita talpoida Say, 1817Atlantic Mole Crab
Hippa carcineutes Holthuis & M..., 1970
Hippa cubensis (Saussure, 1857)⇒ Hippa testudinaria Herbst, 1791
Hippa testudinaria Herbst, 1791


Links, sources and further information
Hippidae at biodiversity.org.au
Hippidae at gbif.org
Hippidae at irmng.org
Hippidae at itis.gov
Hippidae at marinespecies.org