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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
422
2215
7147
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
418
2208
7139
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
160
944
3732
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
157
934
3671
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
147
874
3445
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anomura
MacLeay, 1838
Hermit crabs, Hermit Crabs and Mole Crabs, Mud shrimps
19
111
709
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Hippoidea
Latreille, 1825
Mole crabs, Sand crabs
3
8
35
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for South America
3 Families width 35 Species
Albuneidae Stimpson, 1858Mole crabs18SpeciesTaxom
Blepharipodidae Boyko, 2002Spiny sand crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Hippidae (Latreille, 1825)Mole Crabs14SpeciesTaxom


Genera for South America
8 Genera with 35 Species
Albunea Weber, 18536SpeciesTaxom
Blepharipoda Randall, 18413SpeciesTaxom
Emerita Gronovius, 1817Mole crabs7SpeciesTaxom
Hippa Fabricius, 17916SpeciesTaxom
Lepidopa Stimpson, 185910SpeciesTaxom
Paraleucolepidopa Calado, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Remipes Latreille, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Zygopa Holthuis, 19611SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South America
35 Species
Albunea carabus Linnaeus, 1758Mole Crab
Albunea catherinae Boyko, 2002
Albunea galapagensis Boyko, 2002
Albunea gibbesii Stimpson, 1859Surf mole crab
Albunea lucasia de Saussure, 1853Spiny mole crab
Albunea paretii Guérin-Ménev..., 1853Beach mole crab
Blepharipoda doelloi Schmitt, 1942
Blepharipoda occidentalis Randall, 1840Spiny mole crab
Blepharipoda spinosa H. Milne Edw..., 1841
Emerita analoga Stimpson, 1857Mole Crab
Emerita benedicti Schmitt, 1935Benedict sand crab
Emerita brasiliensis Schmitt, 1935
Emerita emeritus Linnaeus, 1767Mole Crab
Emerita portoricensis Schmitt, 1935Puerto Rican sand crab
Emerita rathbunae Schmitt, 1935Tropical mole crab
Emerita talpoida Say, 1817Atlantic Mole Crab
Hippa analoga (Stimpson, 1857)⇒ Emerita portoricensis Schmitt, 1935
Hippa cubensis (Saussure, 1857)⇒ Hippa testudinaria Herbst, 1791
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 chilensis Lenz, 1902
Lepidopa deamae Benedict, 1903
Lepidopa luciae Boyko, 2002
Lepidopa mearnsi Benedict, 1903
Lepidopa mexicana Efford, 1971
Lepidopa richmondi Benedict, 1903
Lepidopa scutellata Stimpson, 1862
Lepidopa sorodeamae (Efford, 1971)⇒ Lepidopa deamae Benedict, 1903
Lepidopa venusta Stimpson, 1859Snakewood
Paraleucolepidopa distincta Gomes Corrêa, 1968
Remipes cubensis (Saussure, 1857)⇒ Hippa testudinaria Herbst, 1791
Zygopa michaelis Holthuis, 1961Blind mole crab

Subnodes of Hippoidea with occurrences in South America
FamilyAlbuneidae
Stimpson, 1858
Mole crabs, sand crabs
4
18
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyBlepharipodidae
Boyko, 2002
spiny sand crabs
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyHippidae
Latreille, 1825
Mole Crabs, Sand crabs
3
14
Genera
Species

Taxom



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