Carpilioidea

Carpilioidea Temporal range: Paleocene–Recent PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N
Carpilius maculatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Crustacea
Class:	Malacostraca
Order:	Decapoda
Infraorder:	Brachyura
Section:	Eubrachyura
Subsection:	Heterotremata
Superfamily:	Carpilioidea Ortmann, 1893
Families
Carpiliidae Ortmann, 1893 Paleoxanthopsidae Schweitzer, 2003 † Tumidocarcinidae Schweitzer, 2005 † Zanthopsidae Vía, 1959 †

Carpilioidea is a superfamily of crabs containing a single extant family, Carpiliidae and three extinct families. The modern range of the family includes the Indo-Pacific, Western Atlantic and Caribbean Sea. The fossil record of the group extends back at least as far as the Paleocene.

Carpiliidae Ortmann, 1893

Paleoxanthopsidae Schweitzer, 2003

Tumidocarcinidae Schweitzer, 2005

Zanthopsidae Vía, 1959