Family Micheleidae Sakai 1992 (decapod)
Malacostraca - Decapoda - Micheleidae
Parent taxon: Axiidea according to C.E. Schweitzer et al. 2023
See also Schweitzer et al. 2010
Sister taxa: Anacalliacidae, Axia, Axiidae, Axioidea, Callianassidae, Callianassoidea, Callianideidae, Callianopsidae, Callichiridae, Ctenochelidae, Eucalliacidae, Mesostylus, Paracalliacidae, Psammionassa, Strahlaxiidae
Subtaxa: Amatukamius Meticonaxiinae Meticonaxius Michelea Paki
Type: Michelea
Ecology: infaunal detritivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (1: Mississippi collection)
• Paleocene of United States (1: Alabama)
• Cretaceous of Japan (1), Spain (1), United States (5: Texas)
Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence