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Checklist for Superfamily Hippoidea Latreille, 1825 (mole crabs)
and region Baja California (Northwest Mexico, Mexico)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
181
528
917
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
180
527
916
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
91
312
620
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
90
307
607
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
85
294
583
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anomura
MacLeay, 1838
Hermit crabs, Hermit Crabs and Mole Crabs, Mud shrimps
15
56
155
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Hippoidea
Latreille, 1825
Mole crabs, Sand crabs
3
6
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Baja California
3 Families width 12 Species
Albuneidae Stimpson, 1858Mole crabs6SpeciesTaxom
Blepharipodidae Boyko, 2002Spiny sand crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Hippidae Latreille, 1825Mole Crabs5SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Baja California
6 Genera with 12 Species
Albunea Weber, 18532SpeciesTaxom
Blepharipoda Randall, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Emerita Gronovius, 1935Mole crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Hippa Fabricius, 18603SpeciesTaxom
Lepidopa Stimpson, 18603SpeciesTaxom
Paraleucolepidopa Calado, 18601SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Baja California
12 Species
Albunea galapagensis Boyko, 2002
Albunea lucasia de Saussure, 1853Spiny mole crab
Blepharipoda occidentalis Randall, 1840Spiny mole crab
Emerita analoga Stimpson, 1857Mole Crab
Emerita rathbunae Schmitt, 1935Tropical mole crab
Hippa marmorata Hombron & Ja..., 1846Marbled Mole Crab
Hippa pacifica (Dana, 1852)⇒ Hippa marmorata Hombron & Ja..., 1846
Hippa strigillata Stimpson, 1860
Lepidopa californica Efford, 1971California mole crab
Lepidopa mearnsi Benedict, 1903
Lepidopa myops Stimpson, 1860
Paraleucolepidopa myops Stimpson, 1860

Subnodes of Hippoidea with occurrences in Baja California
FamilyAlbuneidae
Stimpson, 1858
Mole crabs, sand crabs
3
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyBlepharipodidae
Boyko, 2002
spiny sand crabs
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyHippidae
Latreille, 1825
Mole Crabs, Sand crabs
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom



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