Superfamily Orithyioidea Dana 1852 (crab)
Parent taxon: Heterotremata according to S. De Grave et al. 2009
Sister taxa: Aethroidea, Archaeochiapasidae, Bellioidea, Bythograeoidea, Calappoidea, Cancroidea, Carpilioidea, Cheiragonoidea, Componocancroidea, Corystoidea, Dairoidea, Dorippoidea, Eriphioidea, Gecarcinucoidea, Goneplacoidea, Hexapodoidea, Hymenosomatoidea, Leucosioidea, Leucosoidea, Maioidea, Majoidea, Marocarcinidae, Montezumelloidea, Parthenopoidea, Pilumnoidea, Pilumnoidoidea, Portunoidea, Potamoidea, Progeryonoidea, Pseudothelphusoidea, Retroplumoidea, Trichodactyloidea, Trichopeltarioidea, Xanthoidea
Subtaxa: Orithyiidae
Type: Orithyia
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Orithyioidea in the database