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Hippoidea

Malacostraca - Decapoda

Taxonomy
Hippoidea was named by Latreille (1825). It is extant. Its type is Hippa.

It was assigned to Anomura by Nyborg and Vega (2008), Schweitzer et al. (2010), Schweitzer et al. (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1825Hippoidea Latreille
2008Hippoidea Nyborg and Vega p. 361
2010Hippoidea Schweitzer et al.
2023Hippoidea Schweitzer et al. p. 21

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
—Deuteropoda
—Mandibulata
—PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
—Hymenostraca(Rolfe 1969)
RankNameAuthor
superclassMulticrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
classMalacostraca()
subclassEumalacostracaGrobben 1892
—CaridoidaHessler 1982
orderDecapoda
suborderPleocyemataBurkenroad 1963
—Reptantia(Boas)
—MeiuraSaint Laurent 1980
infraorderAnomuraMilne-Edwards 1832
superfamilyHippoideaLatreille 1825
superfamilyHippoideaLatreille 1825

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Superfm. Hippoidea Latreille 1825
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Fm. Albuneidae Stimpson 1858
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Subfm. Albuneinae Stimpson 1858
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G. Albunea Weber 1795
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†Albunea asymmetrica Müller 1978
Albunea bulla Boyko 2002
Albunea carabus Linnaeus 1758
Albunea catherinae Boyko 2002
†Albunea cuisiana Beschin and De Angeli 1984
†Albunea danai Boyko 1999
Albunea elegans Milne Edwards 1898
Albunea elioti Benedict 1904
Albunea gibbesii Stimpson 1862
Albunea groeningi Boyko 2002
†Albunea hahnae Blow and Manning 1996
Albunea holthuisi Boyko and Harvey 1999
Albunea intermedia Balss 1916
Albunea lucasia de Saussure 1853
Albunea mariellae Seréne 1973
†Albunea marquisiana Boyko 2000
Albunea microps Miers 1878
Albunea occultus Boyko 2002
Albunea paretii Guèrin and Ménevillle 1853
Albunea speciosa Dana 1852
Albunea steinitzi Holthuis 1958
Albunea symmysta Linnaeus 1758
Albunea thurstoni Henderson 1893
†Albunea turritellacola Fraaije et al. 2008
Invalid names: Albunea asymmetrica Müller 1978 [valid], Albunea bulla Boyko 2002 [valid], Albunea carabus Linnaeus 1758 [valid], Albunea catherinae Boyko 2002 [valid], Albunea cuisiana Beschin and De Angeli 1984 [valid], Albunea danai Boyko 1999 [valid], Albunea elegans Milne Edwards 1898 [valid], Albunea elioti Benedict 1904 [valid], Albunea galapagensis Boyko 2002 [valid], Albunea gibbesii Stimpson 1862 [valid], Albunea groeningi Boyko 2002 [valid], Albunea hahnae Blow and Manning 1996 [valid], Albunea holthuisi Boyko and Harvey 1999 [valid], Albunea intermedia Balss 1916 [valid], Albunea lucasia de Saussure 1853 [valid], Albunea mariellae Seréne 1973 [valid], Albunea marquisiana Boyko 2000 [valid], Albunea microps Miers 1878 [valid], Albunea occultus Boyko 2002 [valid], Albunea paretii Guèrin and Ménevillle 1853 [valid], Albunea speciosa Dana 1852 [valid], Albunea steinitzi Holthuis 1958 [valid], Albunea symmysta Linnaeus 1758 [valid], Albunea thurstoni Henderson 1893 [valid], Albunea turritellacola Fraaije et al. 2008 [valid], Mioranina Müller 1979 [synonym], Mioranina Müller 1979 [synonym], Symnista Rafinesque 1815 [synonym], Symnista Rafinesque 1815 [synonym]
G. Albunea Weber 1795
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†Albunea asymmetrica Müller 1978
Albunea bulla Boyko 2002
Albunea carabus Linnaeus 1758
Albunea catherinae Boyko 2002
†Albunea cuisiana Beschin and De Angeli 1984
†Albunea danai Boyko 1999
Albunea elegans Milne Edwards 1898
Albunea elioti Benedict 1904
Albunea gibbesii Stimpson 1862
Albunea groeningi Boyko 2002
†Albunea hahnae Blow and Manning 1996
Albunea holthuisi Boyko and Harvey 1999
Albunea intermedia Balss 1916
Albunea lucasia de Saussure 1853
Albunea mariellae Seréne 1973
†Albunea marquisiana Boyko 2000
Albunea microps Miers 1878
Albunea occultus Boyko 2002
Albunea paretii Guèrin and Ménevillle 1853
Albunea speciosa Dana 1852
Albunea steinitzi Holthuis 1958
Albunea symmysta Linnaeus 1758
Albunea thurstoni Henderson 1893
†Albunea turritellacola Fraaije et al. 2008
Invalid names: Albunea asymmetrica Müller 1978 [valid], Albunea bulla Boyko 2002 [valid], Albunea carabus Linnaeus 1758 [valid], Albunea catherinae Boyko 2002 [valid], Albunea cuisiana Beschin and De Angeli 1984 [valid], Albunea danai Boyko 1999 [valid], Albunea elegans Milne Edwards 1898 [valid], Albunea elioti Benedict 1904 [valid], Albunea galapagensis Boyko 2002 [valid], Albunea gibbesii Stimpson 1862 [valid], Albunea groeningi Boyko 2002 [valid], Albunea hahnae Blow and Manning 1996 [valid], Albunea holthuisi Boyko and Harvey 1999 [valid], Albunea intermedia Balss 1916 [valid], Albunea lucasia de Saussure 1853 [valid], Albunea mariellae Seréne 1973 [valid], Albunea marquisiana Boyko 2000 [valid], Albunea microps Miers 1878 [valid], Albunea occultus Boyko 2002 [valid], Albunea paretii Guèrin and Ménevillle 1853 [valid], Albunea speciosa Dana 1852 [valid], Albunea steinitzi Holthuis 1958 [valid], Albunea symmysta Linnaeus 1758 [valid], Albunea thurstoni Henderson 1893 [valid], Albunea turritellacola Fraaije et al. 2008 [valid], Mioranina Müller 1979 [synonym], Mioranina Müller 1979 [synonym], Symnista Rafinesque 1815 [synonym], Symnista Rafinesque 1815 [synonym]
G. †Harryhausenia Boyko 2004
G. †Italialbunea Boyko 2002
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†Italialbunea lutetiana Beschin and De Angeli 1984
G. Paralbunea Seréne 1977
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Paralbunea dayriti Serene and Umali 1965
Paralbunea manihinei Serène 1977
Paralbunea paradoxa Gordon 1938
G. †Praealbunea Fraaije 2002
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†Praealbunea rickorum Fraaije 2002
G. †Sklallamia Goedert and Berglund 2012
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†Sklallamia buchanani Goedert and Berglund 2012
G. Squillalbunea Boyko 2002
G. Stemonopa Efford and Haig 1968
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Stemonopa insignis Efford and Haig 1968
†Stemonopa prisca De Angeli et al. 2005
G. Zygopa Holthuis 1961
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†Zygopa galantensis De Angeli and Marangon 2001
Zygopa michaelis Holthuis 1961
Zygopa nortoni Serène and Umali 1965
G. Austrolepidopa Efford and Haig 1968
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†Austrolepidopa caledonia Boyko and Harvey 1999
†Austrolepidopa schmitti Efford and Haig 1968
Austrolepidopa trigonops Efford and Haig 1965
Subfm. †Lepidopinae Boyko 2002
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G. Lepidopa Stimpson 1862
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Lepidopa benedicti Schmidt 1935
†Lepidopa californica Efford 1971
†Lepidopa chilensis Lenz 1902
Lepidopa deamae Benedict 1903
†Lepidopa dexterae Abele and 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 scutellata Stimpson 1862
Lepidopa venusta Stimpson 1862
†Lepidopa websteri Benedict 1903
†Lepidopa wollebaeki Sivertsen 1934
G. †Leucolepidopa Efford 1969
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†Leucolepidopa sunda Efford 1969
Fm. Blepharipodidae Boyko 2002
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G. †Blepharipoda Randall 1840
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†Blepharipoda brucei Rathbun 1926
†Blepharipoda doelloi Schmitt 1942
†Blepharipoda liberata Shen 1949
†Blepharipoda occidentalis Randall 1840
†Blepharipoda scabra Molina 1810
Blepharipoda spinosa Milne-Edwards and Lucas 1841
Invalid names: Abrote Philippi 1857 [synonym], Albunhippa Milne-Edwards and Lucas 1841 [synonym]
G. Lophomastix Benedict 1904
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†Lophomastix altoonaensis Nyborg and Vega 2008
†Lophomastix antiqua Schweitzer and Boyko 2000
†Lophomastix boykoi Nyborg and Vega 2008
Lophomastix diomedeae Benedict 1904
†Lophomastix japonica Boyko 2002
†Lophomastix kellyi Nyborg and Vega 2008
Fm. Hippidae Latreille 1825
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G. Hippa Fabricius 1787
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Hippa australis Hale 1927
†Hippa dorsipes Linnaeus 1758
Hippa pacifica Dana 1852
†Hippa variolosa Fabricius 1787
Invalid names: Remipes Latreille 1804 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: semi-infaunalsuperf
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2022-11-16 16:15:05
Modified: 2022-11-16 16:15:05
Source: superf = superfamily, o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan 1992, Fearon and Clapham 2023, Turnsek 1997

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Maastrichtian to the top of the Holocene or 72.20000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 66.0 Ma

Collections (21 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Netherlands Praealbunea rickorum (133114)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07USA (Washington) Sklallamia buchanani (205154)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Italy (Vicenza) Albunea lutetiana, Stemonopa prisca (145128) Italialbunea lutetiana (184968)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03USA (South Carolina) Albunea hahnae (191869)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Italy Albunea cuisiana (81057 146999)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Italy (Vicenza) Italialbunea lutetiana (184969)
Late/Upper Eocene - Early/Lower Oligocene37.71 - 27.3USA (Washington) Lophomastix boykoi (133882) Lophomastix kellyi (202423)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3USA (Washington) Blepharipoda brucei (139887)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Italy Paralbunea galantensis (147003)
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04USA (Washington) Lophomastix antiqua (139655)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98USA (Washington) Lophomastix altoonaensis (200869)
Badenian13.82 - 12.8Hungary Albunea asymmetrica (149366 207753)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Jamaica Albunea sp. (228847)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (Florida) Albunaea gibbesii (146575)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (Virgin Islands) Lepidopa scutellata, Lepidopa venusta (146588)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Mexico Remipes pacificus, Remipes strigillatus (147227)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (Flrida) Albunaea gibbesii (146568)