†family Palaeopentachelidae Ahyong 2009 (decapod)
Malacostraca - Decapoda - Palaeopentachelidae
Parent taxon: Eryonoidea according to R. M. Feldmann et al. 2013
See also Schweitzer et al. 2010
Sister taxa: Coleiidae, Eryonidae, Polychelidae, Tetrachelidae, Tricarinidae
Subtaxa: Palaeopentacheles
Type: Palaeopentacheles
Ecology: semi-infaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Paleogene of United States (1: Washington collection)
• Jurassic of Germany (2)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence