Family Carcinoplacidae Simpson 1858 (decapod)
Malacostraca - Decapoda - Carcinoplacidae
Parent taxon: Decapoda according to M. Y. Hassan 1953
Sister taxa: Amazighopsidae, Brachyura, Carcinocarcinus, Chiiengphoherus, Corellicarcinus, Cyclodorippoida, Dalletastacus, Dendrobranchiata, Galathea lupiae, Glabropilumus, Hecia, Heterochelida, Imocaris, Ischnodactylus dentatus, Leucosidae, Mascarananda, Mitrax, Natantia, Nephropsidae, Palaeopalaemonida, Palaxius, Parafavreina, Pleocyemata, Psammograpsus, Tetrachelus, Trichopaltarion
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Carcinoplacidae in the database