Parent taxon: Heterotremata according to C. E. Schweitzer and R. M. Feldmann 1999
See also Feldmann and Keys 1992
Sister taxa: Aethroidea, Archaeochiapasidae, Bellioidea, Bythograeoidea, Calappoidea, Cancroidea, Carpilioidea, Cheiragonoidea, Componocancroidea, 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: Corystidae
Type: Corystes
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Belgium (1 collection), Japan (3), the Netherlands (1)
• Miocene of France (1), Hungary (1), Malaysia (1)
• Oligocene of Italy (2)
• Eocene of Antarctica (2), Italy (1)
Total: 13 collections each including a single occurrence