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Checklist for Superfamily Hippoidea Latreille, 1825 (mole crabs)
and region California (West USA, USA)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
255
733
1399
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
254
732
1392
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
91
251
522
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
90
246
513
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
84
235
492
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anomura
MacLeay, 1838
Hermit crabs, Hermit Crabs and Mole Crabs, Mud shrimps
15
46
125
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Hippoidea
Latreille, 1825
Mole crabs, Sand crabs
3
6
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for California
3 Families width 10 Species
Albuneidae Stimpson, 1858Mole crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Blepharipodidae Boyko, 2002Spiny sand crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Hippidae (Latreille, 1825)Mole Crabs5SpeciesTaxom


Genera for California
6 Genera with 10 Species
Albunea Weber, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Blepharipoda Randall, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Emerita Gronovius, 1817Mole crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Hippa Fabricius, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Lepidopa Stimpson, 18602SpeciesTaxom
Lophomastix Benedict, 19041SpeciesTaxom


Species list for California
10 Species
Albunea carabus Linnaeus, 1758Mole Crab
Blepharipoda occidentalis Randall, 1840Spiny mole crab
Emerita analoga Stimpson, 1857Mole Crab
Emerita brasiliensis Schmitt, 1935
Emerita talpoida Say, 1817Atlantic Mole Crab
Hippa analoga (Stimpson, 1857)⇒ Emerita portoricensis Schmitt, 1935
Hippa pacifica (Dana, 1852)⇒ Hippa marmorata Hombron & Ja..., 1846
Lepidopa californica Efford, 1971California mole crab
Lepidopa myops Stimpson, 1860
Lophomastix diomedeae Benedict, 1904

Subnodes of Hippoidea with occurrences in California
FamilyAlbuneidae
Stimpson, 1858
Mole crabs, sand crabs
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyBlepharipodidae
Boyko, 2002
spiny sand crabs
2
2
Genera
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