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Checklist for Superfamily Hippoidea Latreille, 1825 (mole crabs)
and region World Oceans


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
442
2839
10549
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
439
2830
10522
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
175
1346
6033
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
172
1333
5957
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
162
1262
5531
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anomura
MacLeay, 1838
Hermit crabs, Hermit Crabs and Mole Crabs, Mud shrimps
21
177
1292
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Hippoidea
Latreille, 1825
Mole crabs, Sand crabs
3
9
52
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for World Oceans
3 Families width 52 Species
Albuneidae Stimpson, 1858Mole crabs33SpeciesTaxom
Blepharipodidae Boyko, 2002Spiny sand crabs4SpeciesTaxom
Hippidae Latreille, 1825Mole Crabs15SpeciesTaxom


Genera for World Oceans
9 Genera with 52 Species
Albunea Weber, 175812SpeciesTaxom
Blepharipoda Randall, 18413SpeciesTaxom
Emerita Gronovius, 1817Mole crabs8SpeciesTaxom
Hippa Fabricius, 17917SpeciesTaxom
Lepidopa Stimpson, 193415SpeciesTaxom
Lophomastix Benedict, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Paralbunea Serène, 02SpeciesTaxom
Paraleucolepidopa Calado, 18602SpeciesTaxom
Zygopa Holthuis, 19612SpeciesTaxom


Species list for World Oceans
52 Species
Albunea bulla Boyko, 2002
Albunea carabus Linnaeus, 1758Mole Crab
Albunea catherinae Boyko, 2002
Albunea elegans A. Milne Edw..., 1898
Albunea galapagensis Boyko, 2002
Albunea gibbesii Stimpson, 1859Surf mole crab
Albunea guerinii (Lucas, 1853)⇒ Albunea carabus Linnaeus, 1758
Albunea lucasia de Saussure, 1853Spiny mole crab
Albunea microps Miers, 1878Pointtip twinpod
Albunea occulta Boyko, 2002
Albunea paretii Guérin-Ménev..., 1853Beach mole crab
Albunea symmysta Linnaeus, 1758
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 holthuisi Sankolli, 1965
Emerita portoricensis Schmitt, 1935Puerto Rican sand crab
Emerita rathbunae Schmitt, 1935Tropical mole crab
Emerita talpoida Say, 1817Atlantic Mole Crab
Hippa adactyla Fabricius, 1787Turtle Crab
Hippa carcineutes Holthuis & M..., 1970
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 boykoi Ortiz, Tello..., 2018
Lepidopa californica Efford, 1971California mole crab
Lepidopa chilensis Lenz, 1902
Lepidopa deamae Benedict, 1903
Lepidopa dexterae Abele & Efford, 1972
Lepidopa esposa Efford, 1971
Lepidopa haigae Efford, 1971
Lepidopa luciae Boyko, 2002
Lepidopa mearnsi Benedict, 1903
Lepidopa mexicana Efford, 1971
Lepidopa richmondi Benedict, 1903
Lepidopa venusta Stimpson, 1859Snakewood
Lepidopa websteri Benedict, 1903
Lepidopa wollebaeki Sivertsen, 1934
Lophomastix diomedeae Benedict, 1904
Paralbunea intermedia Balss, 1916
Paralbunea manihina
Paraleucolepidopa distincta Gomes Corrêa, 1968
Paraleucolepidopa myops Stimpson, 1860
Zygopa lalanai Ortiz, 2015
Zygopa michaelis Holthuis, 1961Blind mole crab

Subnodes of Hippoidea with occurrences in World Oceans
FamilyAlbuneidae
Stimpson, 1858
Mole crabs, sand crabs
5
33
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyBlepharipodidae
Boyko, 2002
spiny sand crabs
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyHippidae
Latreille, 1825
Mole Crabs, Sand crabs
2
15
Genera
Species

Taxom



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