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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
319
1345
3818
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
317
1342
3810
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
142
741
2470
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
140
732
2424
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
130
686
2264
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anomura
MacLeay, 1838
Hermit crabs, Hermit Crabs and Mole Crabs, Mud shrimps
17
93
406
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Hippoidea
Latreille, 1825
Mole crabs, Sand crabs
3
8
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Mexico
3 Families width 25 Species
Albuneidae Stimpson, 1858Mole crabs13SpeciesTaxom
Blepharipodidae Boyko, 2002Spiny sand crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Hippidae (Latreille, 1825)Mole Crabs10SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Mexico
8 Genera with 25 Species
Albunea Weber, 18534SpeciesTaxom
Blepharipoda Randall, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Emerita Gronovius, 1817Mole crabs5SpeciesTaxom
Hippa Fabricius, 17914SpeciesTaxom
Lepidopa Stimpson, 19038SpeciesTaxom
Lophomastix Benedict, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Paraleucolepidopa Calado, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Remipes Latreille, 18601SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mexico
25 Species
Albunea carabus Linnaeus, 1758Mole Crab
Albunea galapagensis Boyko, 2002
Albunea lucasia de Saussure, 1853Spiny mole crab
Albunea paretii Guérin-Ménev..., 1853Beach mole crab
Blepharipoda occidentalis Randall, 1840Spiny mole crab
Emerita analoga Stimpson, 1857Mole Crab
Emerita benedicti Schmitt, 1935Benedict sand crab
Emerita portoricensis Schmitt, 1935Puerto Rican sand crab
Emerita rathbunae Schmitt, 1935Tropical mole crab
Emerita talpoida Say, 1817Atlantic Mole Crab
Hippa marmorata Hombron & Ja..., 1846Marbled Mole Crab
Hippa pacifica (Dana, 1852)⇒ Hippa marmorata Hombron & Ja..., 1846
Hippa strigillata Stimpson, 1860
Hippa testudinaria Herbst, 1791
Lepidopa benedicti Schmitt, 1935
Lepidopa californica Efford, 1971California mole crab
Lepidopa deamae Benedict, 1903
Lepidopa esposa Efford, 1971
Lepidopa mearnsi Benedict, 1903
Lepidopa mexicana Efford, 1971
Lepidopa myops Stimpson, 1860
Lepidopa websteri Benedict, 1903
Lophomastix diomedeae Benedict, 1904
Paraleucolepidopa myops Stimpson, 1860
Remipes strigillatus (Stimpson, 1860)⇒ Hippa strigillata Stimpson, 1860

Subnodes of Hippoidea with occurrences in Mexico
FamilyAlbuneidae
Stimpson, 1858
Mole crabs, sand crabs
3
13
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyBlepharipodidae
Boyko, 2002
spiny sand crabs
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyHippidae
Latreille, 1825
Mole Crabs, Sand crabs
3
10
Genera
Species

Taxom



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