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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
264
991
2154
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
262
988
2151
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
129
622
1527
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
126
616
1509
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
117
574
1372
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anomura
MacLeay, 1838
Hermit crabs, Hermit Crabs and Mole Crabs, Mud shrimps
15
59
184
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Hippoidea
Latreille, 1825
Mole crabs, Sand crabs
2
4
6
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyHippidae
Latreille, 1825
Mole Crabs, Sand crabs
2
4
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Indian Ocean
2 Genera with 4 Species
Emerita Gronovius, 1965Mole crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Hippa Fabricius, 18522SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Indian Ocean
4 Species
Emerita emeritus Linnaeus, 1767Mole Crab
Emerita holthuisi Sankolli, 1965
Hippa adactyla Fabricius, 1787Turtle Crab
Hippa pacifica (Dana, 1852)⇒ Hippa marmorata Hombron & Ja..., 1846


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