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Checklist for Family Hippidae Latreille, 1825 (Mole Crabs)
and region Australia (Australasia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
448
2925
10558
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
445
2918
10546
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
166
1267
5249
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
163
1257
5186
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
153
1195
4883
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anomura
MacLeay, 1838
Hermit crabs, Hermit Crabs and Mole Crabs, Mud shrimps
19
127
730
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Hippoidea
Latreille, 1825
Mole crabs, Sand crabs
2
10
33
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyHippidae
Latreille, 1825
Mole Crabs, Sand crabs
4
11
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Australia
4 Genera with 11 Species
Emerita Gronovius, 1817Mole crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Hippa Fabricius, 18787SpeciesTaxom
Mastigochirus Miers, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Remipes Latreille, 18782SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Australia
11 Species
Emerita talpoida Say, 1817Atlantic Mole Crab
Hippa adactyla Fabricius, 1787Turtle Crab
Hippa australis Hale, 1927Mole Crab
Hippa celaeno De Man, 1896Sand Crab
Hippa marmorata Hombron & Ja..., 1846Marbled Mole Crab
Hippa ovalis A. Milne-Edw..., 1862
Hippa pacifica (Dana, 1852)⇒ Hippa marmorata Hombron & Ja..., 1846
Hippa truncatifrons Miers, 1878
Mastigochirus quadrilobatus Miers, 1878Pointtip twinpod
Remipes testudinarius (Latreille, 1806)⇒ Hippa adactyla Fabricius, 1787
Remipes truncatifrons (Miers, 1878)⇒ Hippa truncatifrons Miers, 1878


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