Full reference: À Ossó and J. L. Domínguez. 2019. On the systematic placement of the Montezumellidae Ossó & Domínguez, 2013 (Decapoda: Brachyura: Eubrachyura). Zootaxa 4623:175-188
Parent taxon: Heterotremata according to À. Ossó and J. L. Domínguez 2021
See also Ossó and Domínguez 2019
Sister taxa: Aethroidea, Archaeochiapasidae, Bellioidea, Bythograeoidea, Calappoidea, Cancroidea, Carpilioidea, Cheiragonoidea, Componocancroidea, Corystoidea, Dairoidea, Dorippoidea, Eriphioidea, Gecarcinucoidea, Goneplacoidea, Hexapodoidea, Hymenosomatoidea, Leucosioidea, Leucosoidea, Maioidea, Majoidea, Marocarcinidae, Orithyioidea, Parthenopoidea, Pilumnoidea, Pilumnoidoidea, Portunoidea, Potamoidea, Progeryonoidea, Pseudothelphusoidea, Retroplumoidea, Trichodactyloidea, Trichopeltarioidea, Xanthoidea
Subtaxa: Montezumellidae
Type: Montezumella
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Chile (1 collection)
• Neogene of Fiji (1)
• Oligocene to Miocene of Panama (1)
• Eocene of Egypt (1), Italy (5), Mexico (1), the Netherlands Antilles (2), Spain (4), the United Kingdom (1), United States (4: California, Florida, Washington)
• Paleogene of Mexico (1)
Total: 22 collections including 23 occurrences