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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
151
346
626
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
150
345
626
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
71
160
333
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
69
154
319
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
63
134
291
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anomura
MacLeay, 1838
Hermit crabs, Hermit Crabs and Mole Crabs, Mud shrimps
11
21
43
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Hippoidea
Latreille, 1825
Mole crabs, Sand crabs
3
4
5
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Virginia
3 Families width 5 Species
Albuneidae Stimpson, 1858Mole crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Blepharipodidae Boyko, 2002Spiny sand crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Hippidae Latreille, 1825Mole Crabs1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Virginia
4 Genera with 5 Species
Albunea Weber, 20022SpeciesTaxom
Blepharipoda Randall, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Emerita Gronovius, 1817Mole crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Lepidopa Stimpson, 19031SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Virginia
5 Species
Albunea carabus Linnaeus, 1758Mole Crab
Albunea catherinae Boyko, 2002
Blepharipoda occidentalis Randall, 1840Spiny mole crab
Emerita talpoida Say, 1817Atlantic Mole Crab
Lepidopa websteri Benedict, 1903

Subnodes of Hippoidea with occurrences in Virginia
FamilyAlbuneidae
Stimpson, 1858
Mole crabs, sand crabs
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyBlepharipodidae
Boyko, 2002
spiny sand crabs
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyHippidae
Latreille, 1825
Mole Crabs, Sand crabs
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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