Kingdom Animalia Subphylum Crustacea Infraorder Brachyura Scientific name Carpiliidae Rank Family | Phylum Arthropoda Order Decapoda Section Eubrachyura Higher classification Xanthoidea | |
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Similar Dairoidea, Xanthoidea, Eriphioidea, Crab, Decapoda | ||
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.
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