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Checklist for Superfamily Hippoidea Latreille, 1825 (mole crabs)
and region Australia (Australasia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
448
2925
10558
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
445
2918
10546
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
166
1267
5249
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
163
1257
5186
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
153
1195
4883
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anomura
MacLeay, 1838
Hermit crabs, Hermit Crabs and Mole Crabs, Mud shrimps
19
127
730
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Hippoidea
Latreille, 1825
Mole crabs, Sand crabs
2
10
33
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Australia
2 Families width 33 Species
Albuneidae Stimpson, 1858Mole crabs22SpeciesTaxom
Hippidae (Latreille, 1825)Mole Crabs11SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Australia
10 Genera with 33 Species
Albunea Weber, 189313SpeciesTaxom
Austrolepidopa Efford & Haig, 19683SpeciesTaxom
Emerita Gronovius, 1817Mole crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Hippa Fabricius, 18787SpeciesTaxom
Leucolepidopa Efford, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Mastigochirus Miers, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Paralbunea Serène, 19732SpeciesTaxom
Remipes Latreille, 18782SpeciesTaxom
Squillalbunea Boyko, 18972SpeciesTaxom
Stemonopa Efford & Haig, 19681SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Australia
33 Species
Albunea bulla Boyko, 2002
Albunea carabus Linnaeus, 1758Mole Crab
Albunea groeningi Boyko, 2002
Albunea holthuisi Boyko & Harvey, 1999
Albunea microps Miers, 1878Pointtip twinpod
Albunea occulatus Boyko, 2002
Albunea occulta Boyko, 2002
Albunea occultus (Boyko, 2002)⇒ Albunea occulta Boyko, 2002
Albunea speciosa Dana, 1852
Albunea steinitzi Holthuis, 1958
Albunea symmysta Linnaeus, 1758
Albunea symnista Linnaeus, 1758
Albunea thurstoni Henderson, 1893Turner's buttercup
Austrolepidopa caledonia Boyko & Harvey, 1999
Austrolepidopa schmitti Efford & Haig, 1968
Austrolepidopa trigonops Efford & Haig, 1968
Emerita talpoida Say, 1817Atlantic Mole Crab
Hippa adactyla Fabricius, 1787Turtle Crab
Hippa australis Hale, 1927Mole Crab
Hippa celaeno De Man, 1896Sand Crab
Hippa marmorata Hombron & Ja..., 1846Marbled Mole Crab
Hippa ovalis A. Milne-Edw..., 1862
Hippa pacifica (Dana, 1852)⇒ Hippa marmorata Hombron & Ja..., 1846
Hippa truncatifrons Miers, 1878
Leucolepidopa sunda Efford, 1969
Mastigochirus quadrilobatus Miers, 1878Pointtip twinpod
Paralbunea dayriti Serène & Umali, 1965
Paralbunea mariellae Serène, 1973
Remipes testudinarius (Latreille, 1806)⇒ Hippa adactyla Fabricius, 1787
Remipes truncatifrons (Miers, 1878)⇒ Hippa truncatifrons Miers, 1878
Squillalbunea mariellae (Serène, 1973)⇒ Squillalbunea scutelloides Garstang, 1897
Squillalbunea scutelloides Garstang, 1897
Stemonopa insignis Efford & Haig, 1968

Subnodes of Hippoidea with occurrences in Australia
FamilyAlbuneidae
Stimpson, 1858
Mole crabs, sand crabs
6
22
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyHippidae
Latreille, 1825
Mole Crabs, Sand crabs
4
11
Genera
Species

Taxom



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