Family Palicidae Bouvier 1898 (crab)
Malacostraca - Decapoda - Palicidae
Synonyms: Cymopolidae Dana 1854, Cymopoliidae Dana 1854
Parent taxon: Palicoidea according to C. E. Schweitzer and R. M. Feldmann 2020
See also Schweitzer et al. 2010
Sister taxa: Crossotonotidae, Oakucudae
Subtaxa: Eopalicus Palicoides Palicus Spinipalicus
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
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