Parent taxon: Heterotremata according to J. M. Wolfe et al. 2019
See also Feldmann et al. 1995, Feldmann and Keys 1992, Feldmann et al. 2003, Feldmann et al. 2018, Karasawa 1992, Karasawa and Schweitzer 2006, Luque et al. 2017, Schweitzer and Feldmann 1999, Schweitzer et al. 2000, Schweitzer and Feldmann 2002, Schweitzer et al. 2004, Schweitzer et al. 2006, Schweitzer et al. 2010 and Vega et al. 1999
Sister taxa: 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, Potamoidea, Progeryonoidea, Pseudothelphusoidea, Retroplumoidea, Trichodactyloidea, Trichopeltarioidea, Xanthoidea
Subtaxa: Carcineretidae Carcinidae Eogeryonidae Geryonidae Lithophylacidae Longusorbiidae Pleolobites Portunidae Psammocarcinidae Rhachiosoma
Type: Portunus
Ecology: semi-infaunal carnivore