Alternative spelling: Brachyuri
Full reference: P. A. Latreille. 1802. Histoire Naturelle, Générale et Particulière des Crustacés et des Insectes. 3:1-467
Parent taxon: Decapoda according to H. Woodward 1877
See also Feldmann et al. 1995, Feldmann and Keys 1992, Feldmann et al. 2003, Feldmann et al. 2008, Hegna et al. 2020, Latreille 1802, Luque et al. 2017, Martin and Davis 2001, Rathbun 1918, Rathbun 1926, Rumsey et al. 2016, Schweitzer 2005, Schweitzer and Feldmann 2000, Schweitzer and Feldmann 2001, Schweitzer and Feldmann 2001, Schweitzer et al. 2004, Schweitzer and Feldmann 2009, Schweitzer et al. 2010, Schweitzer and Karasawa 2004, Schwentner et al. 2018, Squires 1980, Squires 1984, Tiwari et al. 1997, Vega et al. 2001, Vega et al. 1999 and Wolfe et al. 2019
Sister taxa: Amazighopsidae, Carcinocarcinus, Carcinoplacidae, Chiiengphoherus, Corellicarcinus, Cyclodorippoida, Dalletastacus, Dendrobranchiata, Galathea lupiae, Glabropilumus, Hecia, Heterochelida, Imocaris, Ischnodactylus dentatus, Leucosidae, Mascarananda, Mitrax, Natantia, Nephropsidae, Palaeopalaemonida, Palaxius, Parafavreina, Pleocyemata, Psammograpsus, Tetrachelus, Trichopaltarion
Subtaxa: Pagurii
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Australia (1 collection)
• Oligocene of United States (2: Washington)
• Eocene of Tonga (1), United States (2: New Jersey, Washington)
• Cretaceous of United States (1: New Jersey)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence