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Checklist for Superfamily Hippoidea Latreille, 1825 (mole crabs)
and region America (Continents)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
550
3975
18550
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
537
3949
18475
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
208
1695
9054
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
205
1681
8960
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
191
1597
8581
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anomura
MacLeay, 1838
Hermit crabs, Hermit Crabs and Mole Crabs, Mud shrimps
21
190
1487
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Hippoidea
Latreille, 1825
Mole crabs, Sand crabs
3
14
63
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for America
3 Families width 63 Species
Albuneidae Stimpson, 1858Mole crabs35SpeciesTaxom
Blepharipodidae Boyko, 2002Spiny sand crabs8SpeciesTaxom
Hippidae (Latreille, 1825)Mole Crabs20SpeciesTaxom


Genera for America
14 Genera with 63 Species
Albunea Weber, 185212SpeciesTaxom
Austrolepidopa Efford & Haig, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Blepharipoda Randall, 18413SpeciesTaxom
Emerita Gronovius, 1817Mole crabs7SpeciesTaxom
Hippa Fabricius, 17918SpeciesTaxom
Lepidopa Stimpson, 190317SpeciesTaxom
Lophomastix Benedict, 20085SpeciesTaxom
Mastigochirus Miers, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Mastigopus Stimpson, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Paralbunea Serène, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Paraleucolepidopa Calado, 18602SpeciesTaxom
Remipes Latreille, 18603SpeciesTaxom
Skallamia Goedert & Be..., 20121SpeciesTaxom
Zygopa Holthuis, 19611SpeciesTaxom


Species list for America
63 Species
Albunea bulla Boyko, 2002
Albunea carabus Linnaeus, 1758Mole Crab
Albunea catherinae Boyko, 2002
Albunea danai Boyko, 1999
Albunea galapagensis Boyko, 2002
Albunea gibbesii Stimpson, 1859Surf mole crab
Albunea groeningi Boyko, 2002
Albunea hahnae Blow, 1996
Albunea lucasia de Saussure, 1853Spiny mole crab
Albunea oxyophthalma (Miers, 1878)⇒ Albunea paretii Guérin-Ménev..., 1853
Albunea paretii Guérin-Ménev..., 1853Beach mole crab
Albunea speciosa Dana, 1852
Austrolepidopa trigonops Efford & Haig, 1968
Blepharipoda doelloi Schmitt, 1942
Blepharipoda occidentalis Randall, 1840Spiny mole crab
Blepharipoda spinosa H. Milne Edw..., 1841
Emerita analoga Stimpson, 1857Mole Crab
Emerita benedicti Schmitt, 1935Benedict sand crab
Emerita brasiliensis Schmitt, 1935
Emerita emeritus Linnaeus, 1767Mole Crab
Emerita portoricensis Schmitt, 1935Puerto Rican sand crab
Emerita rathbunae Schmitt, 1935Tropical mole crab
Emerita talpoida Say, 1817Atlantic Mole Crab
Hippa adactyla Fabricius, 1787Turtle Crab
Hippa analoga (Stimpson, 1857)⇒ Emerita portoricensis Schmitt, 1935
Hippa cubensis (Saussure, 1857)⇒ Hippa testudinaria Herbst, 1791
Hippa marmorata Hombron & Ja..., 1846Marbled Mole Crab
Hippa pacifica (Dana, 1852)⇒ Hippa marmorata Hombron & Ja..., 1846
Hippa strigillata Stimpson, 1860
Hippa talpoida (Say, 1817)⇒ Emerita talpoida Say, 1817
Hippa testudinaria Herbst, 1791
Lepidopa benedicti Schmitt, 1935
Lepidopa californica Efford, 1971California mole crab
Lepidopa chilensis Lenz, 1902
Lepidopa deamae Benedict, 1903
Lepidopa dexterae Abele & Efford, 1972
Lepidopa distincta Gomes, 1968
Lepidopa esposa Efford, 1971
Lepidopa luciae Boyko, 2002
Lepidopa mearnsi Benedict, 1903
Lepidopa mexicana Efford, 1971
Lepidopa myops Stimpson, 1860
Lepidopa panamaensis Efford, 1971
Lepidopa richmondi Benedict, 1903
Lepidopa scutellata Stimpson, 1862
Lepidopa sorodeamae (Efford, 1971)⇒ Lepidopa deamae Benedict, 1903
Lepidopa venusta Stimpson, 1859Snakewood
Lepidopa websteri Benedict, 1903
Lophomastix altoonaensis Nybory, 2008
Lophomastix antiqua C. Schweitzer, 2000
Lophomastix boykoi Nuborg, 2008
Lophomastix diomedeae Benedict, 1904
Lophomastix kellyi Nyborg, 2008
Mastigochirus gracilis Stimpson, 1858
Mastigopus gracilis (Stimpson, W., 1858)⇒ Mastigochirus gracilis Stimpson, 1858
Paralbunea dayriti Serène & Umali, 1965
Paraleucolepidopa distincta Gomes Corrêa, 1968
Paraleucolepidopa myops Stimpson, 1860
Remipes cubensis (Saussure, 1857)⇒ Hippa testudinaria Herbst, 1791
Remipes pacificus (Dana, 1852)⇒ Hippa marmorata Hombron & Ja..., 1846
Remipes strigillatus (Stimpson, 1860)⇒ Hippa strigillata Stimpson, 1860
Skallamia buchanani Goedert & Be..., 2012
Zygopa michaelis Holthuis, 1961Blind mole crab

Subnodes of Hippoidea with occurrences in America
FamilyAlbuneidae
Stimpson, 1858
Mole crabs, sand crabs
7
35
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyBlepharipodidae
Boyko, 2002
spiny sand crabs
2
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyHippidae
Latreille, 1825
Mole Crabs, Sand crabs
5
20
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Hippoidea at biodiversity.org.au
Hippoidea at itis.gov
Hippoidea at marinespecies.org