Subfamily Epialtinae MacLeay 1838 (spider crab)
Malacostraca - Decapoda - Epialtidae
Parent taxon: Epialtidae according to C. E. Schweitzer et al. 2020
See also Beschin et al. 2010, Luque et al. 2017, Poore and Ahyong 2004 and Schweitzer et al. 2010
Sister taxa: Periacanthinae, Pisinae, Pliosomatinae, Tychinae
Subtaxa: Bericirinia Bolcapisa Epialtus Griffinia Huenia Menaethius Nanomaja Panticarcinus Perinia Pugettia
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Mexico (1 collection), United States (10: California, Florida, Virgin Islands)
• Pliocene of Fiji (2)
• Miocene of Hungary (1)
• Eocene of Italy (2), the United Kingdom (2)
• Paleogene of Hungary (1)
Total: 19 collections including 22 occurrences