†family Xandarocarcinidae Karasawa et al. 2011 (crab)
Malacostraca - Decapoda - Xandarocarcinidae
Full reference: H. Karasawa, C. E. Schweitzer, and R. M. Feldmann. 2011. Phylogenetic Analysis and Revised Classification of Podotrematous Brachyura (Decapoda) Including Extinct and Extant Families. Journal of Crustacean Biology 31(3):523-565
Parent taxon: Dromioidea according to C. E. Schweitzer et al. 2012
See also Karasawa et al. 2011 and Luque et al. 2017
Sister taxa: Diaulacidae, Dromiidae, Dynomenidae
Subtaxa: Acanthodiaulax Xandarocarcinus
Type: Xandarocarcinus
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Canada (1: British Columbia collection), Mexico (2), United States (1: California)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence