Malacostraca - Decapoda - Scyllaridae
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: Cancrinidae, Lessinoachela, Palinura, Palinuridae, Palinuroidea, Polzicaris
Subtaxa: Acanthophoenicides Antarctus Arctides Arctidinae Bathyarctus Biarctus Crenarctus Galearctus Llajassus Neoscyllarida Palibacus Parribacus Parsacus Scyllarella Scyllarides Scyllarus
Type: Scyllarus
Ecology: semi-infaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Fiji (1 collection)
• Eocene of Iran (1), Italy (2), Pakistan (1), the United Kingdom (1), United States (3: California, Oregon)
• Paleocene of United States (1: Alabama)
• Cretaceous of Lebanon (3), Mexico (1), the United Kingdom (1), United States (1: Texas)
Total: 16 collections including 18 occurrences