Carpilioidea is a superfamily of crabs containing a single extant family, Carpiliidae and three extinct families.[1] The modern range of the family includes the Indo-Pacific, Western Atlantic and Caribbean Sea.[2] The fossil record of the group extends back at least as far as the Paleocene.[3]
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.