Subfamily Carupinae Paulson 1875 (swimming crab)
Malacostraca - Decapoda - Portunidae
Synonyms: Atoportuninae Stevcic 2005, Atoportunini Stevcic 2005, Catoptridae Borradaile 1902, Catoptrinae Borradaile 1902
Parent taxon: Portunidae according to C. E. Schweitzer et al. 2021
See also Karasawa et al. 2008 and Schweitzer et al. 2010
Sister taxa: Archaeoportunus, Arenaeinae, Carcinides, Enoplonotus, Lupinae, Lupocyclinae, Necronectinae, Neptunus, Podophthalminae, Portuninae, Psammocarcininae, Thalamitinae
Subtaxa: Atoportunus Carupa Catoptrus Euronectes Laleonectes Libystes Neptocarcinus Rakosia Richerellus
Type: Carupa
Ecology: semi-infaunal carnivore
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