Checklist for Superfamily Hippoidea Latreille, 1825 (mole crabs)
and region Southern Africa (Africa)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 333
1353
3152 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 330
1350
3144 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 126
588
1419 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 124
579
1397 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 115
535
1257 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Anomura
MacLeay, 1838
Hermit crabs, Hermit Crabs and Mole Crabs, Mud shrimps | 16
61
202 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Hippoidea
Latreille, 1825
Mole crabs, Sand crabs | 2
4
13 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Southern Africa
2 Families width 13 Species
Genera for Southern Africa
4 Genera with 13 Species
Species list for Southern Africa
13 Species | Albunea carabus Linnaeus, 1758 | Mole Crab | | Albunea gibbesii Stimpson, 1859 | Surf mole crab | | Albunea symmysta Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Emerita austoafricana | | | Emerita austroafricana Schmitt, 1937 | | | Emerita emeritus Linnaeus, 1767 | Mole Crab | | Emerita talpoida Say, 1817 | Atlantic Mole Crab | | Hippa adactyla Fabricius, 1787 | Turtle Crab | | Hippa admirabilis Thallwitz, 1892 | | | Hippa asiatica (H. Milne Edw..., 1837) | ⇒ Emerita emeritus Linnaeus, 1767 | | Hippa marmorata Hombron & Ja..., 1846 | Marbled Mole Crab | | Hippa pacifica (Dana, 1852) | ⇒ Hippa marmorata Hombron & Ja..., 1846 | | Lepidopa websteri Benedict, 1903 | |
Subnodes of Hippoidea with occurrences in Southern Africa
Links, sources and further information Hippoidea at biodiversity.org.au
Hippoidea at itis.gov
Hippoidea at marinespecies.org
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