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Checklist for Superfamily Hippoidea Latreille, 1825 (mole crabs)
and region Los Angeles County (California, USA)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
97
159
215
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
96
158
214
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
37
61
90
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
36
60
89
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
33
55
84
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anomura
MacLeay, 1838
Hermit crabs, Hermit Crabs and Mole Crabs, Mud shrimps
7
10
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Hippoidea
Latreille, 1825
Mole crabs, Sand crabs
3
3
5
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Los Angeles County
3 Families width 5 Species
Blepharipodidae Boyko, 2002Spiny sand crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Hippidae Latreille, 1825Mole Crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Albuneidae Stimpson, 1858Mole crabs2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Los Angeles County
3 Genera with 5 Species
Blepharipoda Randall, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Emerita Gronovius, 1817Mole crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Lepidopa Stimpson, 18602SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Los Angeles County
5 Species
Blepharipoda occidentalis Randall, 1840Spiny mole crab
Emerita analoga Stimpson, 1857Mole Crab
Emerita talpoida Say, 1817Atlantic Mole Crab
Lepidopa californica Efford, 1971California mole crab
Lepidopa myops Stimpson, 1860

Subnodes of Hippoidea with occurrences in Los Angeles County
FamilyAlbuneidae
Stimpson, 1858
Mole crabs, sand crabs
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyBlepharipodidae
Boyko, 2002
spiny sand crabs
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyHippidae
Latreille, 1825
Mole Crabs, Sand crabs
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom



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