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Checklist for Family Hippidae Latreille, 1825 (Mole Crabs)
and region Caribbean islands (Caribbean)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
335
1468
3809
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
332
1463
3804
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
141
794
2375
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
139
788
2353
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
130
741
2205
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anomura
MacLeay, 1838
Hermit crabs, Hermit Crabs and Mole Crabs, Mud shrimps
18
102
441
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Hippoidea
Latreille, 1825
Mole crabs, Sand crabs
2
6
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyHippidae
Latreille, 1825
Mole Crabs, Sand crabs
3
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Caribbean islands
3 Genera with 7 Species
Emerita Gronovius, 1817Mole crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Hippa Fabricius, 17913SpeciesTaxom
Remipes Latreille, 18571SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Caribbean islands
7 Species
Emerita analoga Stimpson, 1857Mole Crab
Emerita portoricensis Schmitt, 1935Puerto Rican sand crab
Emerita talpoida Say, 1817Atlantic Mole Crab
Hippa cubensis (Saussure, 1857)⇒ Hippa testudinaria Herbst, 1791
Hippa pacifica (Dana, 1852)⇒ Hippa marmorata Hombron & Ja..., 1846
Hippa testudinaria Herbst, 1791
Remipes cubensis (Saussure, 1857)⇒ 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