Parent taxon: Decapoda according to J. M. Wolfe et al. 2019
See also De Grave et al. 2009, Feldmann 1974, Feldmann and Bearlin 1988, Feldmann et al. 1995, Feldmann and Holland 1971, Feldmann and Keys 1992, Hegna et al. 2020, Martin and Davis 2001, Rumsey et al. 2016, Schweitzer et al. 2010, Schwentner et al. 2018, Squires 1980 and Squires 1984
Sister taxa: Aegla, Anaglyptus, Angustidontidae, Archithelphusa, Aulacopodia, Brachyuri, Brome, Calapa, Carcinocarcinus, Carcinoplacidae, Charassocarcinus, Chiiengphoherus, Corellicarcinus, Cyclodorippoida, Dalletastacus, Dendrobranchiata, Gebia, Glabropilumus, Hecia, Heterochelida, Homelys, Imocaris, Ischnodactylus dentatus, Leucosidae, Lupeites, Mascarananda, Meyerella, Mitrax, Natantia, Nephropsidae, Oedisoma, Palaeopalaemonida, Palaxius, Parafavreina, Psammograpsus, Tetrachelus, Tiche, Trichopaltarion, Wulaicarcinus
Subtaxa: Caridea Polychelida Reptantia Stenopodidea
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore