Subfamily Pliosomatinae Stevcic 2005 (spider crab)
Malacostraca - Decapoda - Epialtidae
No fossil representatives
Parent taxon: Epialtidae according to C. E. Schweitzer et al. 2020
See also Schweitzer et al. 2010
Sister taxa: Epialtinae, Periacanthinae, Pisinae, Taliepus, Tychinae
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Pliosomatinae in the database