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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
734
7366
51296
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
716
7312
51144
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
268
3165
24238
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
265
3148
24112
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
232
2987
23012
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anomura
MacLeay, 1838
Hermit crabs, Hermit Crabs and Mole Crabs, Mud shrimps
23
316
4016
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Hippoidea
Latreille, 1825
Mole crabs, Sand crabs
3
20
140
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyHippidae
Latreille, 1825
Mole Crabs, Sand crabs
5
52
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Continents
5 Genera with 52 Species
Emerita Gronovius, 1817Mole crabs13SpeciesTaxom
Hippa Fabricius, 187822SpeciesTaxom
Mastigochirus Miers, 18782SpeciesTaxom
Mastigopus Stimpson, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Remipes Latreille, 187815SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Continents
52 Species and 1 Subspecies
Emerita analoga Stimpson, 1857Mole Crab
Emerita asiatica H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Emerita austoafricana
Emerita austroafricana Schmitt, 1937
Emerita benedicti Schmitt, 1935Benedict sand crab
Emerita brasiliensis Schmitt, 1935
Emerita emeritus Linnaeus, 1767Mole Crab
Emerita holthuisi Sankolli, 1965
Emerita karachiensis Niazi & Haque, 1974
Emerita portoricensis Schmitt, 1935Puerto Rican sand crab
Emerita rathbunae Schmitt, 1935Tropical mole crab
Emerita taiwanensis Hsueh, 2015
Emerita talpoida Say, 1817Atlantic Mole Crab
Hippa adactyla Fabricius, 1787Turtle Crab
Hippa admirabilis Thallwitz, 1892
Hippa alcimede De Man, 1902
Hippa analoga (Stimpson, 1857)⇒ Emerita portoricensis Schmitt, 1935
Hippa asiatica (H. Milne Edw..., 1837)⇒ Emerita emeritus Linnaeus, 1767
Hippa australis Hale, 1927Mole Crab
Hippa carcineutes Holthuis & M..., 1970
Hippa celaeno De Man, 1896Sand Crab
Hippa coerulea
Hippa cubensis (Saussure, 1857)⇒ Hippa testudinaria Herbst, 1791
Hippa granulatus Borradaile, 1904
Hippa hirtipes Dana, 1852
Hippa marmorata Hombron & Ja..., 1846Marbled Mole Crab
Hippa ovalis A. Milne-Edw..., 1862
Hippa pacifica (Dana, 1852)⇒ Hippa marmorata Hombron & Ja..., 1846
Hippa picta Heller, 1861
Hippa rediviva
Hippa scutellata Fabricius, 1793
Hippa strigillata Stimpson, 1860
Hippa talpoida (Say, 1817)⇒ Emerita talpoida Say, 1817
Hippa testudinaria Herbst, 1791
Hippa truncatifrons Miers, 1878
Mastigochirus gracilis Stimpson, 1858
Mastigochirus quadrilobatus Miers, 1878Pointtip twinpod
Mastigopus gracilis (Stimpson, W., 1858)⇒ Mastigochirus gracilis Stimpson, 1858
Remipes admirabilis (Thallwitz, 1892)⇒ Hippa admirabilis Thallwitz, 1892
Remipes alcimede (De Man, 1902)⇒ Hippa alcimede De Man, 1902
Remipes celaeno (De Man, 1896)⇒ Hippa celaeno De Man, 1896
Remipes celebensis (Thallwitz, 1892)⇒ Hippa ovalis A. Milne-Edw..., 1862
Remipes cubensis (Saussure, 1857)⇒ Hippa testudinaria Herbst, 1791
Remipes denticulatifrons (White, 1847)⇒ Hippa adactyla Fabricius, 1787
Remipes granulatus (Borradaile, 1904)⇒ Hippa granulatus Borradaile, 1904
Remipes hirtipes (Dana, 1852)⇒ Hippa hirtipes Dana, 1852
Remipes marmoratus (Hombron & Ja..., 1846)⇒ Hippa marmorata Hombron & Ja..., 1846
Remipes ovalis (A. Milne-Edw..., 1862)⇒ Hippa ovalis A. Milne-Edw..., 1862
Remipes pacificus (Dana, 1852)⇒ Hippa marmorata Hombron & Ja..., 1846
Remipes strigillatus (Stimpson, 1860)⇒ Hippa strigillata Stimpson, 1860
Remipes testudinarius (Latreille, 1806)⇒ Hippa adactyla Fabricius, 1787
Remipes testudinarius denticulatifrons (Miers, 1878)⇒ 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