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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
471
2820
10434
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
459
2798
10382
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
186
1289
5282
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
183
1277
5217
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
169
1210
4981
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anomura
MacLeay, 1838
Hermit crabs, Hermit Crabs and Mole Crabs, Mud shrimps
20
142
824
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Hippoidea
Latreille, 1825
Mole crabs, Sand crabs
3
13
40
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for USA
3 Families width 40 Species
Albuneidae Stimpson, 1858Mole crabs19SpeciesTaxom
Blepharipodidae Boyko, 2002Spiny sand crabs6SpeciesTaxom
Hippidae (Latreille, 1825)Mole Crabs15SpeciesTaxom


Genera for USA
13 Genera with 40 Species
Albunea Weber, 18529SpeciesTaxom
Austrolepidopa Efford & Haig, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Blepharipoda Randall, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Emerita Gronovius, 1817Mole crabs5SpeciesTaxom
Hippa Fabricius, 17917SpeciesTaxom
Lepidopa Stimpson, 19036SpeciesTaxom
Lophomastix Benedict, 20085SpeciesTaxom
Mastigochirus Miers, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Mastigopus Stimpson, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Paralbunea Serène, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Remipes Latreille, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Skallamia Goedert & Be..., 20121SpeciesTaxom
Zygopa Holthuis, 19611SpeciesTaxom


Species list for USA
40 Species
Albunea bulla Boyko, 2002
Albunea carabus Linnaeus, 1758Mole Crab
Albunea catherinae Boyko, 2002
Albunea danai Boyko, 1999
Albunea gibbesii Stimpson, 1859Surf mole crab
Albunea groeningi Boyko, 2002
Albunea hahnae Blow, 1996
Albunea paretii Guérin-Ménev..., 1853Beach mole crab
Albunea speciosa Dana, 1852
Austrolepidopa trigonops Efford & Haig, 1968
Blepharipoda occidentalis Randall, 1840Spiny mole crab
Emerita analoga Stimpson, 1857Mole Crab
Emerita benedicti Schmitt, 1935Benedict sand crab
Emerita brasiliensis Schmitt, 1935
Emerita portoricensis Schmitt, 1935Puerto Rican sand crab
Emerita talpoida Say, 1817Atlantic Mole Crab
Hippa adactyla Fabricius, 1787Turtle 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 talpoida (Say, 1817)⇒ Emerita talpoida Say, 1817
Hippa testudinaria Herbst, 1791
Lepidopa benedicti Schmitt, 1935
Lepidopa californica Efford, 1971California mole crab
Lepidopa mexicana Efford, 1971
Lepidopa myops Stimpson, 1860
Lepidopa richmondi Benedict, 1903
Lepidopa websteri Benedict, 1903
Lophomastix altoonaensis Nybory, 2008
Lophomastix antiqua C. Schweitzer, 2000
Lophomastix boykoi Nuborg, 2008
Lophomastix diomedeae Benedict, 1904
Lophomastix kellyi Nyborg, 2008
Mastigochirus gracilis Stimpson, 1858
Mastigopus gracilis (Stimpson, W., 1858)⇒ Mastigochirus gracilis Stimpson, 1858
Paralbunea dayriti Serène & Umali, 1965
Remipes pacificus (Dana, 1852)⇒ Hippa marmorata Hombron & Ja..., 1846
Skallamia buchanani Goedert & Be..., 2012
Zygopa michaelis Holthuis, 1961Blind mole crab

Subnodes of Hippoidea with occurrences in USA
FamilyAlbuneidae
Stimpson, 1858
Mole crabs, sand crabs
6
19
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyBlepharipodidae
Boyko, 2002
spiny sand crabs
2
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyHippidae
Latreille, 1825
Mole Crabs, Sand crabs
5
15
Genera
Species

Taxom



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