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Checklist for Superfamily Hippoidea Latreille, 1825 (mole crabs)
and region Peru (Northern South America)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
197
485
861
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
197
485
861
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
97
292
583
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
95
285
551
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
87
266
513
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anomura
MacLeay, 1838
Hermit crabs, Hermit Crabs and Mole Crabs, Mud shrimps
15
41
102
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Hippoidea
Latreille, 1825
Mole crabs, Sand crabs
3
5
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Peru
3 Families width 10 Species
Albuneidae Stimpson, 1858Mole crabs5SpeciesTaxom
Blepharipodidae Boyko, 2002Spiny sand crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Hippidae (Latreille, 1825)Mole Crabs3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Peru
5 Genera with 10 Species
Albunea Weber, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Blepharipoda Randall, 18412SpeciesTaxom
Emerita Gronovius, 1935Mole crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Hippa Fabricius, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Lepidopa Stimpson, 18594SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Peru
10 Species
Albunea lucasia de Saussure, 1853Spiny mole crab
Blepharipoda occidentalis Randall, 1840Spiny mole crab
Blepharipoda spinosa H. Milne Edw..., 1841
Emerita analoga Stimpson, 1857Mole Crab
Emerita rathbunae Schmitt, 1935Tropical mole crab
Hippa analoga (Stimpson, 1857)⇒ Emerita portoricensis Schmitt, 1935
Lepidopa chilensis Lenz, 1902
Lepidopa deamae Benedict, 1903
Lepidopa sorodeamae (Efford, 1971)⇒ Lepidopa deamae Benedict, 1903
Lepidopa venusta Stimpson, 1859Snakewood

Subnodes of Hippoidea with occurrences in Peru
FamilyAlbuneidae
Stimpson, 1858
Mole crabs, sand crabs
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyBlepharipodidae
Boyko, 2002
spiny sand crabs
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyHippidae
Latreille, 1825
Mole Crabs, Sand crabs
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom



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