Parent taxon: Decapoda according to J. M. Wolfe et al. 2019
See also De Grave et al. 2009, Hegna et al. 2020, Martin and Davis 2001, Schweitzer et al. 2010 and Schwentner et al. 2018
Sister taxa: Aegla, Anaglyptus, Angustidontidae, Archithelphusa, Aulacopodia, Brachyuri, Brome, Calapa, Carcinocarcinus, Carcinoplacidae, Charassocarcinus, Chiiengphoherus, Corellicarcinus, Cyclodorippoida, Dalletastacus, Gebia, Glabropilumus, Hecia, Heterochelida, Homelys, Imocaris, Ischnodactylus dentatus, Leucosidae, Lupeites, Mascarananda, Meyerella, Mitrax, Natantia, Nephropsidae, Oedisoma, Palaeopalaemonida, Palaxius, Parafavreina, Pleocyemata, Psammograpsus, Tetrachelus, Tiche, Trichopaltarion, Wulaicarcinus
Subtaxa: Penaeoidea Sergestoidea
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore