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Checklist for Family Hippidae Latreille, 1825 (Mole Crabs)
and region Indo-Pacific (Ecozones)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
139
846
5738
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
139
846
5738
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
112
797
5607
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
111
796
5606
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
101
727
5147
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anomura
MacLeay, 1838
Hermit crabs, Hermit Crabs and Mole Crabs, Mud shrimps
17
149
2137
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Hippoidea
Latreille, 1825
Mole crabs, Sand crabs
3
12
48
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyHippidae
Latreille, 1825
Mole Crabs, Sand crabs
3
20
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Indo-Pacific
3 Genera with 20 Species
Emerita Gronovius, 2015Mole crabs5SpeciesTaxom
Hippa Fabricius, 187813SpeciesTaxom
Mastigochirus Miers, 18782SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Indo-Pacific
20 Species
Emerita austroafricana Schmitt, 1937
Emerita emeritus Linnaeus, 1767Mole Crab
Emerita holthuisi Sankolli, 1965
Emerita karachiensis Niazi & Haque, 1974
Emerita taiwanensis Hsueh, 2015
Hippa adactyla Fabricius, 1787Turtle Crab
Hippa admirabilis Thallwitz, 1892
Hippa alcimede De Man, 1902
Hippa australis Hale, 1927Mole Crab
Hippa caelano De Man, 1896
Hippa carcineutes Holthuis & M..., 1970
Hippa granulata Borradaile, 1904
Hippa hirtipes Dana, 1852
Hippa indica Haig, Muruga..., 1986
Hippa marmorata Hombron & Ja..., 1846Marbled Mole Crab
Hippa ovalis A. Milne-Edw..., 1862
Hippa picta Heller, 1861
Hippa truncatifrons Miers, 1878
Mastigochirus gracilis Stimpson, 1858
Mastigochirus quadrilobatus Miers, 1878Pointtip twinpod


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