Superfamily

Hippoidea (Mole crabs)

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

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

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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