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Checklist for Superfamily Hippoidea Latreille, 1825 (mole crabs)
and region Melanesia (Oceania)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
336
1958
6058
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
334
1955
6050
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
158
1273
4744
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
157
1265
4714
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
147
1207
4462
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anomura
MacLeay, 1838
Hermit crabs, Hermit Crabs and Mole Crabs, Mud shrimps
17
155
1121
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Hippoidea
Latreille, 1825
Mole crabs, Sand crabs
3
9
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Melanesia
3 Families width 27 Species
Albuneidae Stimpson, 1858Mole crabs13SpeciesTaxom
Hippidae (Latreille, 1825)Mole Crabs13SpeciesTaxom
Blepharipodidae Boyko, 2002Spiny sand crabs1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Melanesia
9 Genera with 27 Species
Albunea Weber, 18938SpeciesTaxom
Austrolepidopa Efford & Haig, 19991SpeciesTaxom
Emerita Gronovius, 1817Mole crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Hippa Fabricius, 17917SpeciesTaxom
Lepidopa Stimpson, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Lophomastix Benedict, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Paralbunea Serène, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Remipes Latreille, 18065SpeciesTaxom
Zygopa Holthuis, 19652SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Melanesia
27 Species
Albunea bulla Boyko, 2002
Albunea catherinae Boyko, 2002
Albunea gibbesii Stimpson, 1859Surf mole crab
Albunea holthuisi Boyko & Harvey, 1999
Albunea microps Miers, 1878Pointtip twinpod
Albunea paretii Guérin-Ménev..., 1853Beach mole crab
Albunea speciosa Dana, 1852
Albunea thurstoni Henderson, 1893Turner's buttercup
Austrolepidopa caledonia Boyko & Harvey, 1999
Emerita talpoida Say, 1817Atlantic Mole Crab
Hippa adactyla Fabricius, 1787Turtle Crab
Hippa admirabilis Thallwitz, 1892
Hippa celaeno De Man, 1896Sand Crab
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 benedicti Schmitt, 1935
Lophomastix diomedeae Benedict, 1904
Paralbunea dayriti Serène & Umali, 1965
Remipes admirabilis (Thallwitz, 1892)⇒ Hippa admirabilis Thallwitz, 1892
Remipes celaeno (De Man, 1896)⇒ Hippa celaeno De Man, 1896
Remipes ovalis (A. Milne-Edw..., 1862)⇒ Hippa ovalis A. Milne-Edw..., 1862
Remipes pacificus (Dana, 1852)⇒ Hippa marmorata Hombron & Ja..., 1846
Remipes testudinarius (Latreille, 1806)⇒ Hippa adactyla Fabricius, 1787
Zygopa michaelis Holthuis, 1961Blind mole crab
Zygopa nortoni Serène & Umali, 1965

Subnodes of Hippoidea with occurrences in Melanesia
FamilyAlbuneidae
Stimpson, 1858
Mole crabs, sand crabs
5
13
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyBlepharipodidae
Boyko, 2002
spiny sand crabs
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyHippidae
Latreille, 1825
Mole Crabs, Sand crabs
3
13
Genera
Species

Taxom



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