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Superfamily

Hippoidea (Mole crabs)

Blepharipoda occidentalis. Photo: (c) Luke Armstrong, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

iNaturalist • Wikipedia

Hippoidea is a superfamily of decapod crustaceans known as sand crabs, mole crabs, or sand fleas.

— Wikipedia

  • Humboldt Life
    • Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
      • Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)
        • Subphylum: Crustacea (Crustaceans)
          • Superclass: Multicrustacea (Typical crustaceans)
            • Class: Malacostraca (Malacostracans)
              • Subclass: Eumalacostraca (Decapods, isopods, and allies)
                • Superorder: Eucarida (Decapods and krill)
                  • Order: Decapoda (Decapods)
                    • Suborder: Pleocyemata (Crabs, lobsters, shrimps, and allies)
                      • Infraorder: Anomura (Anomurans)
                        • Superfamily: Hippoidea (Mole crabs)
                          • Family: Hippidae (Hippid mole crabs) (1)
                          • Family: Blepharipodidae (Trichobranchiated mole crabs) (1)

Subtaxa

Family: Hippidae (Hippid mole crabs)

Family: Blepharipodidae (Trichobranchiated mole crabs)

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