†Palaeonephrops Mertin 1941 (clawed lobster)
Malacostraca - Decapoda - Nephropidae
Parent taxon: Nephropidae according to D. Tshudy and U. Sorhannus 2000
Sister taxa: Acanthacaris, Eunephrops, Homarinae, Homarinus, Homarus, Hoploparia, Jagtia, Metanephrops, Nephropides, Nephropinae, Nephrops, Nephropsis, Nephropsis, Oncopareia, Paraclythia, Pseudohomarus, Thaumastocheles, Thaumastochelopsis, Thymopides, Thymops, Thymopsis, Wongastacia
Subtaxa: Palaeonephrops browni, Palaeonephrops westoni
Type: Palaeonephrops browni
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore