Full reference: M. Tavares and R. Cleva. 2010. Trichopeltariidae (Crustacea, Decapoda, Brachyura), a new family and superfamily of eubrachyuran crabs with description of one new genus and five new species. Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia 50:97-157
Parent taxon: Heterotremata according to M. Tavares and R. Cleva 2010
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, Orithyioidea, Parthenopoidea, Pilumnoidea, Pilumnoidoidea, Portunoidea, Potamoidea, Progeryonoidea, Pseudothelphusoidea, Retroplumoidea, Trichodactyloidea, Xanthoidea
Subtaxa: Trichopeltariidae
Type: Trichopeltarion
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Fiji (2 collections)
• Miocene of Argentina (1), Chile (2), Japan (7), New Zealand (1), United States (2: Washington)
• Oligocene of United States (2: Washington)
• Eocene of Italy (1), Mexico (1)
• Paleogene of Mexico (1)
Total: 20 collections each including a single occurrence