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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
283
1069
2864
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
281
1067
2861
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
126
612
2065
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
125
606
2049
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
118
564
1914
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anomura
MacLeay, 1838
Hermit crabs, Hermit Crabs and Mole Crabs, Mud shrimps
15
76
334
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Hippoidea
Latreille, 1825
Mole crabs, Sand crabs
2
4
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Central America
2 Families width 19 Species
Albuneidae Stimpson, 1858Mole crabs11SpeciesTaxom
Hippidae Latreille, 1825Mole Crabs8SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Central America
4 Genera with 19 Species
Albunea Weber, 18534SpeciesTaxom
Emerita Gronovius, 1817Mole crabs4SpeciesTaxom
Hippa Fabricius, 17914SpeciesTaxom
Lepidopa Stimpson, 18597SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Central America
19 Species
Albunea carabus Linnaeus, 1758Mole Crab
Albunea catherinae Boyko, 2002
Albunea lucasia de Saussure, 1853Spiny mole crab
Albunea paretii Guérin-Ménev..., 1853Beach mole crab
Emerita analoga Stimpson, 1857Mole Crab
Emerita portoricensis Schmitt, 1935Puerto Rican sand crab
Emerita rathbunae Schmitt, 1935Tropical mole crab
Emerita talpoida Say, 1817Atlantic Mole Crab
Hippa cubensis (Saussure, 1857)⇒ Hippa testudinaria Herbst, 1791
Hippa marmorata Hombron & Ja..., 1846Marbled Mole Crab
Hippa strigillata Stimpson, 1860
Hippa testudinaria Herbst, 1791
Lepidopa deamae Benedict, 1903
Lepidopa dexterae Abele & Efford, 1972
Lepidopa mearnsi Benedict, 1903
Lepidopa mexicana Efford, 1971
Lepidopa panamaensis Efford, 1971
Lepidopa richmondi Benedict, 1903
Lepidopa venusta Stimpson, 1859Snakewood

Subnodes of Hippoidea with occurrences in Central America
FamilyAlbuneidae
Stimpson, 1858
Mole crabs, sand crabs
2
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyHippidae
Latreille, 1825
Mole Crabs, Sand crabs
2
8
Genera
Species

Taxom



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