Cretapenaeus Garassino et al. 2006 (decapod)
Parent taxon: Penaeoidea according to C. E. Schweitzer et al. 2010
Sister taxa: Aciculopoda, Aegeridae, Aristeidae, Bylgia, Carinacaris, Carpopenaeidae, Drobna, Dusa, Hakelocaris, Ifasya, Koelga, Libanocaris, Longichela, Macropenaeus, Microchela, Micropenaeus, Penaeidae, Pseudobombur, Pseudodusa, Rauna, Rhodanicaris, Satyrocaris, Sicyoniidae, Solenoceridae
Subtaxa: Cretapenaeus berberus
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore