†subfamily Symethinae Goeke 1981 (crab)
Malacostraca - Decapoda - Raninidae
Alternative spelling: Symethidae
Parent taxon: Raninidae according to C. E. Schweitzer et al. 2018
See also Karasawa et al. 2014, Nyborg et al. 2017, Schweitzer et al. 2010 and van Bakel et al. 2012
Sister taxa: Cyrtorhininae, Notopodinae, Ranininae, Raninoidinae, Sabahranina, Vanuachela
Subtaxa: Carinatus Eosymethis Symethis
Type: Symethis
Ecology: semi-infaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Kenya (1 collection)
• Eocene of Spain (1)
• Paleocene of United States (1: Alabama)
• Cretaceous of United States (4: Mississippi)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence