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Checklist for Superfamily Hippoidea Latreille, 1825 (mole crabs)
and region Papua New Guinea (Melanesia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
246
1090
2530
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
245
1089
2527
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
134
788
2104
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
133
784
2097
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
124
745
2006
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anomura
MacLeay, 1838
Hermit crabs, Hermit Crabs and Mole Crabs, Mud shrimps
15
82
319
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Hippoidea
Latreille, 1825
Mole crabs, Sand crabs
2
3
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Papua New Guinea
2 Families width 13 Species
Albuneidae Stimpson, 1858Mole crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Hippidae (Latreille, 1825)Mole Crabs11SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Papua New Guinea
3 Genera with 13 Species
Albunea Weber, 18782SpeciesTaxom
Hippa Fabricius, 17917SpeciesTaxom
Remipes Latreille, 18064SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Papua New Guinea
13 Species
Albunea holthuisi Boyko & Harvey, 1999
Albunea microps Miers, 1878Pointtip twinpod
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
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 testudinarius (Latreille, 1806)⇒ Hippa adactyla Fabricius, 1787

Subnodes of Hippoidea with occurrences in Papua New Guinea
FamilyAlbuneidae
Stimpson, 1858
Mole crabs, sand crabs
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyHippidae
Latreille, 1825
Mole Crabs, Sand crabs
2
11
Genera
Species

Taxom



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