Parent taxon: Eubrachyura according to J. M. Wolfe et al. 2019
See also Ahyong et al. 2007, Collins et al. 2009, Collins and Wienberg Rasmussen 1992, Feldmann et al. 1995, Feldmann and Fordyce 1996, Feldmann and Keys 1992, Feldmann et al. 2003, Feldmann et al. 2008, Feldmann et al. 2018, Lima et al. 2024, Luque et al. 2017, Rumsey et al. 2016, Schweitzer 2003, Schweitzer 2005, Schweitzer and Feldmann 1999, Schweitzer and Feldmann 2000, Schweitzer and Feldmann 2001, Schweitzer and Feldmann 2001, Schweitzer and Feldmann 2002, Schweitzer et al. 2004, Schweitzer et al. 2010, Schweitzer and Karasawa 2004, Todd and Collins 2005, Vega et al. 2001 and Vega et al. 1999
Sister taxon: Thoracotremata
Subtaxa: Aethroidea Archaeochiapasidae Bellioidea Bythograeoidea Calappoidea Cancroidea Carpilioidea Cheiragonoidea Componocancroidea Corystoidea Dairoidea Dorippoidea Eriphioidea Gecarcinucoidea Goneplacoidea Hexapodoidea Hymenosomatoidea Leucosioidea Leucosoidea Maioidea Majoidea Marocarcinidae Montezumelloidea Orithyioidea Parthenopoidea Pilumnoidea Pilumnoidoidea Portunoidea Potamoidea Progeryonoidea Pseudothelphusoidea Retroplumoidea Trichodactyloidea Trichopeltarioidea Xanthoidea
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore