†family Caryocarididae Racheboeuf et al. 2000 (crustacean)
Parent taxon: Phyllocarida according to W. Kiessling 2008
Sister taxa: Aptychopsis, Archaeostraca, Discinocaris, Leptostraca, Peltocaris, Proboscicaris, Protocimex, Tuzoia
Subtaxa: Caryocaris
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore