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Checklist for Superfamily Hippoidea Latreille, 1825 (mole crabs)
and region Pacific Ocean (World Oceans)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
355
1779
4768
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
352
1773
4760
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
144
885
2847
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
141
874
2795
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
131
817
2563
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anomura
MacLeay, 1838
Hermit crabs, Hermit Crabs and Mole Crabs, Mud shrimps
21
136
651
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Hippoidea
Latreille, 1825
Mole crabs, Sand crabs
3
7
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Pacific Ocean
3 Families width 22 Species
Albuneidae Stimpson, 1858Mole crabs13SpeciesTaxom
Blepharipodidae Boyko, 2002Spiny sand crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Hippidae Latreille, 1825Mole Crabs6SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Pacific Ocean
7 Genera with 22 Species
Albunea Weber, 18784SpeciesTaxom
Blepharipoda Randall, 18412SpeciesTaxom
Emerita Gronovius, 1817Mole crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Hippa Fabricius, 18603SpeciesTaxom
Lepidopa Stimpson, 19348SpeciesTaxom
Lophomastix Benedict, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Paraleucolepidopa Calado, 18601SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Pacific Ocean
22 Species
Albunea bulla Boyko, 2002
Albunea galapagensis Boyko, 2002
Albunea lucasia de Saussure, 1853Spiny mole crab
Albunea microps Miers, 1878Pointtip twinpod
Blepharipoda occidentalis Randall, 1840Spiny mole crab
Blepharipoda spinosa H. Milne Edw..., 1841
Emerita analoga Stimpson, 1857Mole 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
Lepidopa californica Efford, 1971California mole crab
Lepidopa chilensis Lenz, 1902
Lepidopa deamae Benedict, 1903
Lepidopa esposa Efford, 1971
Lepidopa haigae Efford, 1971
Lepidopa mearnsi Benedict, 1903
Lepidopa mexicana Efford, 1971
Lepidopa wollebaeki Sivertsen, 1934
Lophomastix diomedeae Benedict, 1904
Paraleucolepidopa myops Stimpson, 1860

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

Taxom

FamilyBlepharipodidae
Boyko, 2002
spiny sand crabs
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyHippidae
Latreille, 1825
Mole Crabs, Sand crabs
2
6
Genera
Species

Taxom



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