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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
115
257
382
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
115
257
382
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
78
198
303
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
78
198
303
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
71
182
278
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anomura
MacLeay, 1838
Hermit crabs, Hermit Crabs and Mole Crabs, Mud shrimps
10
31
65
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
3
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Lesser Antilles
2 Genera with 3 Species
Emerita Gronovius, 1935Mole crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Hippa Fabricius, 17912SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Lesser Antilles
3 Species
Emerita portoricensis Schmitt, 1935Puerto Rican sand crab
Hippa cubensis (Saussure, 1857)⇒ Hippa testudinaria Herbst, 1791
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