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Checklist for Superfamily Hippoidea Latreille, 1825 (mole crabs)
and region Indian Ocean islands (East Africa)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
296
1339
3460
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
295
1337
3457
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
146
852
2513
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
143
844
2486
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
133
801
2376
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anomura
MacLeay, 1838
Hermit crabs, Hermit Crabs and Mole Crabs, Mud shrimps
15
83
366
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Hippoidea
Latreille, 1825
Mole crabs, Sand crabs
2
6
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Indian Ocean islands
2 Families width 15 Species and 1 Subspecies
Albuneidae Stimpson, 1858Mole crabs6SpeciesTaxom
Hippidae (Latreille, 1825)Mole Crabs9SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Indian Ocean islands
6 Genera with 15 Species
Albunea Weber, 17584SpeciesTaxom
Emerita Gronovius, 1767Mole crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Hippa Fabricius, 17916SpeciesTaxom
Lepidopa Stimpson, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Paralbunea Serène, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Remipes Latreille, 18782SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Indian Ocean islands
15 Species and 1 Subspecies
Albunea groeningi Boyko, 2002
Albunea holthuisi Boyko & Harvey, 1999
Albunea speciosa Dana, 1852
Albunea symmysta Linnaeus, 1758
Emerita austroafricana Schmitt, 1937
Emerita emeritus Linnaeus, 1767Mole Crab
Hippa adactyla Fabricius, 1787Turtle Crab
Hippa asiatica (H. Milne Edw..., 1837)⇒ Emerita emeritus Linnaeus, 1767
Hippa marmorata Hombron & Ja..., 1846Marbled Mole Crab
Hippa ovalis A. Milne-Edw..., 1862
Hippa pacifica (Dana, 1852)⇒ Hippa marmorata Hombron & Ja..., 1846
Hippa testudinaria Herbst, 1791
Lepidopa californica Efford, 1971California mole crab
Paralbunea manihinei Serène, 1977
Remipes testudinarius (Latreille, 1806)⇒ Hippa adactyla Fabricius, 1787
Remipes testudinarius denticulatifrons (Miers, 1878)⇒ Hippa adactyla Fabricius, 1787

Subnodes of Hippoidea with occurrences in Indian Ocean islands
FamilyAlbuneidae
Stimpson, 1858
Mole crabs, sand crabs
3
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyHippidae
Latreille, 1825
Mole Crabs, Sand crabs
3
9
Genera
Species

Taxom



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