Parent taxon: Heterotremata according to C. E. Schweitzer et al. 2010
See also Feldmann et al. 2008, Karasawa and Schweitzer 2006, Luque et al. 2017, Schweitzer et al. 2006 and Vega et al. 2008
Sister taxa: Aethroidea, Archaeochiapasidae, Bellioidea, Bythograeoidea, Calappoidea, Cancroidea, Carpilioidea, Cheiragonoidea, Componocancroidea, Corystoidea, Dairoidea, Dorippoidea, Eriphioidea, Gecarcinucoidea, Hexapodoidea, Hymenosomatoidea, Leucosioidea, Leucosoidea, Maioidea, Majoidea, Marocarcinidae, Montezumelloidea, Orithyioidea, Parthenopoidea, Pilumnoidea, Pilumnoidoidea, Portunoidea, Potamoidea, Progeryonoidea, Pseudothelphusoidea, Retroplumoidea, Trichodactyloidea, Trichopeltarioidea, Xanthoidea
Subtaxa: Acidopsidae Carinocarcinoididae Chasmocarcinidae Conleyidae Euryplacidae Goneplacidae Litocheiridae Magyarcarcinidae Martinocarcinidae Mathildellidae Progeryonidae Scalopidiidae Vultocinidae
Type: Goneplax
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore