†family Cancrinidae Beurlen 1930 (decapod)
Malacostraca - Decapoda - Cancrinidae
Parent taxon: Achelata according to C.E. Schweitzer and R.M. Feldmann 2024
See also Schweitzer et al. 2010 and Schweitzer et al. 2015
Sister taxa: Lessinoachela, Palinura, Palinuridae, Palinuroidea, Polzicaris, Scyllaridae
Subtaxa: Cancrinos Paracancrinos Praeatya
Type: Cancrinos
Ecology: semi-infaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Lebanon (1 collection)
• Jurassic of Germany (1), the United Arab Emirates (1), the United Kingdom (1)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence