Superfamily Bellioidea Dana 1852 (crab)
Parent taxon: Heterotremata according to C. E. Schweitzer et al. 2010
Sister taxa: Aethroidea, Archaeochiapasidae, Bythograeoidea, Calappoidea, Cancroidea, Carpilioidea, Cheiragonoidea, Componocancroidea, Corystoidea, Dairoidea, Dorippoidea, Eriphioidea, Gecarcinucoidea, Goneplacoidea, Hexapodoidea, Hymenosomatoidea, Leucosioidea, Leucosoidea, Maioidea, Majoidea, Marocarcinidae, Montezumelloidea, Orithyioidea, Parthenopoidea, Pilumnoidea, Pilumnoidoidea, Portunoidea, Potamoidea, Progeryonoidea, Pseudothelphusoidea, Retroplumoidea, Trichodactyloidea, Trichopeltarioidea, Xanthoidea
Subtaxa: Belliidae
Ecology: semi-infaunal carnivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Bellioidea in the database