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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
273
1230
3979
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
272
1229
3976
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
131
717
2647
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
130
714
2644
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
121
669
2485
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anomura
MacLeay, 1838
Hermit crabs, Hermit Crabs and Mole Crabs, Mud shrimps
17
64
240
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Hippoidea
Latreille, 1825
Mole crabs, Sand crabs
3
6
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for South Asia
3 Families width 24 Species
Albuneidae Stimpson, 1858Mole crabs14SpeciesTaxom
Blepharipodidae Boyko, 2002Spiny sand crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Hippidae Latreille, 1825Mole Crabs8SpeciesTaxom


Genera for South Asia
6 Genera with 24 Species
Albunea Weber, 189311SpeciesTaxom
Blepharipoda Randall, 19491SpeciesTaxom
Emerita Gronovius, 1974Mole crabs5SpeciesTaxom
Hippa Fabricius, 17913SpeciesTaxom
Lophomastix Benedict, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Paralbunea Serène, 20123SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South Asia
24 Species
Albunea carabus Linnaeus, 1758Mole Crab
Albunea dynnista
Albunea holthuisi Boyko & Harvey, 1999
Albunea marquisiana Boyko, 2000
Albunea microps Miers, 1878Pointtip twinpod
Albunea occulta Boyko, 2002
Albunea squamista
Albunea steinitzi Holthuis, 1958
Albunea symmysta Linnaeus, 1758
Albunea symnista Linnaeus, 1758
Albunea thurstoni Henderson, 1893Turner's buttercup
Blepharipoda liberata Shen, 1949
Emerita asiatica H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Emerita austroafricana Schmitt, 1937
Emerita emeritus Linnaeus, 1767Mole Crab
Emerita holthuisi Sankolli, 1965
Emerita karachiensis Niazi & Haque, 1974
Hippa asiatica (H. Milne Edw..., 1837)⇒ Emerita emeritus Linnaeus, 1767
Hippa pacifica (Dana, 1852)⇒ Hippa marmorata Hombron & Ja..., 1846
Hippa testudinaria Herbst, 1791
Lophomastix japonica Duruflé, 1889
Paralbunea chani Boyko, 2020
Paralbunea chirotheca Boyko, 2020
Paralbunea takedai Osawa & Fujita, 2012

Subnodes of Hippoidea with occurrences in South Asia
FamilyAlbuneidae
Stimpson, 1858
Mole crabs, sand crabs
2
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyBlepharipodidae
Boyko, 2002
spiny sand crabs
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyHippidae
Latreille, 1825
Mole Crabs, Sand crabs
2
8
Genera
Species

Taxom



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