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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
193
509
918
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
193
509
918
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
90
298
668
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
89
295
661
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
83
273
608
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anomura
MacLeay, 1838
Hermit crabs, Hermit Crabs and Mole Crabs, Mud shrimps
14
44
115
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Hippoidea
Latreille, 1825
Mole crabs, Sand crabs
2
4
6
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Costa Rica
2 Families width 6 Species
Albuneidae Stimpson, 1858Mole crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Hippidae Latreille, 1825Mole Crabs3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Costa Rica
4 Genera with 6 Species
Albunea Weber, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Emerita Gronovius, 1935Mole crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Hippa Fabricius, 17912SpeciesTaxom
Lepidopa Stimpson, 19712SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Costa Rica
6 Species
Albunea lucasia de Saussure, 1853Spiny mole crab
Emerita rathbunae Schmitt, 1935Tropical mole crab
Hippa cubensis (Saussure, 1857)⇒ Hippa testudinaria Herbst, 1791
Hippa testudinaria Herbst, 1791
Lepidopa deamae Benedict, 1903
Lepidopa mexicana Efford, 1971

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

Taxom

FamilyHippidae
Latreille, 1825
Mole Crabs, Sand crabs
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom



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