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Checklist for Superfamily Hippoidea Latreille, 1825 (mole crabs)
and region Atlantic Ocean (World Oceans)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
359
1638
4948
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
356
1632
4934
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
147
797
2869
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
144
787
2814
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
135
726
2605
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anomura
MacLeay, 1838
Hermit crabs, Hermit Crabs and Mole Crabs, Mud shrimps
19
110
612
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Hippoidea
Latreille, 1825
Mole crabs, Sand crabs
3
8
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Atlantic Ocean
3 Families width 26 Species
Albuneidae Stimpson, 1858Mole crabs18SpeciesTaxom
Blepharipodidae Boyko, 2002Spiny sand crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Hippidae Latreille, 1825Mole Crabs7SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Atlantic Ocean
8 Genera with 26 Species
Albunea Weber, 18537SpeciesTaxom
Blepharipoda Randall, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Emerita Gronovius, 1817Mole crabs4SpeciesTaxom
Hippa Fabricius, 17913SpeciesTaxom
Lepidopa Stimpson, 19037SpeciesTaxom
Paralbunea Serène, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Paraleucolepidopa Calado, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Zygopa Holthuis, 19612SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Atlantic Ocean
26 Species
Albunea carabus Linnaeus, 1758Mole Crab
Albunea catherinae Boyko, 2002
Albunea elegans A. Milne Edw..., 1898
Albunea gibbesii Stimpson, 1859Surf mole crab
Albunea guerinii (Lucas, 1853)⇒ Albunea carabus Linnaeus, 1758
Albunea occulta Boyko, 2002
Albunea paretii Guérin-Ménev..., 1853Beach mole crab
Blepharipoda doelloi Schmitt, 1942
Emerita benedicti Schmitt, 1935Benedict sand crab
Emerita brasiliensis Schmitt, 1935
Emerita portoricensis Schmitt, 1935Puerto Rican sand crab
Emerita talpoida Say, 1817Atlantic Mole Crab
Hippa carcineutes Holthuis & M..., 1970
Hippa cubensis (Saussure, 1857)⇒ Hippa testudinaria Herbst, 1791
Hippa testudinaria Herbst, 1791
Lepidopa benedicti Schmitt, 1935
Lepidopa boykoi Ortiz, Tello..., 2018
Lepidopa dexterae Abele & Efford, 1972
Lepidopa luciae Boyko, 2002
Lepidopa richmondi Benedict, 1903
Lepidopa venusta Stimpson, 1859Snakewood
Lepidopa websteri Benedict, 1903
Paralbunea intermedia Balss, 1916
Paraleucolepidopa distincta Gomes Corrêa, 1968
Zygopa lalanai Ortiz, 2015
Zygopa michaelis Holthuis, 1961Blind mole crab

Subnodes of Hippoidea with occurrences in Atlantic Ocean
FamilyAlbuneidae
Stimpson, 1858
Mole crabs, sand crabs
5
18
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyBlepharipodidae
Boyko, 2002
spiny sand crabs
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyHippidae
Latreille, 1825
Mole Crabs, Sand crabs
2
7
Genera
Species

Taxom



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