Parent taxon: Decapoda according to J. J. Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Acanthinopus, Alcmonacaris, Anaglyptus, Anomura, Archeosolenocera, Archithelphusa, Aspidogaster, Astacidea, Axiidea, Benthesicymus, Blaculla, Blepharipoda, Brachyura, Buergerocaris, Calapa, Cambarus, Carcinocarcinus, Carcinoplacidae, Carpilodes, Charassocarcinus, Chiiengphoherus, Clibanarius, Corellicarcinus, Cretachlorodus, Dendrobranchiata, Doratiopus, Erymastacus, Gampsurus, Gebia, Gebiidea, Geryon, Glabropilumus, Halice, Hecia, Hefriga, Hemiplax, Heterochelida, Heterocrypta, Homelys, Huhatanka, Imocaris, Ixoides, Kierionopsis, Klytia, Laeviranina, Leiothorax, Leptoides, Lissopsis, Martinezicancer, Mascarananda, Matuta, Mecochiria, Meyerella, Microcorystes, Mitrax, Neopilumnoplax, Nephropsidae, Noetlingia, Notostomus, Oedisoma, Olinaecaris, Oxythyreus, Palaeohomarus, Palaeopolycheles, Palaxius, Palinura, Parafavreina, Parapinnixa, Paratymolus, Parvocaris, Pinnacaris, Pleocyemata, Polyonyx, Prepaeduma, Protonecrocarcinus, Pseudoraninella, Semiranina, Sicyonia, Symethis, Syphax, Tetrachelus, Thalassinidea, Thaumastoplax, Torynomma, Trachycarcinus, Trachynotus, Triasiglyphea, Trichopaltarion, Varuna
Subtaxa: Penaeus arambourgi, Penaeus barmerensis, Penaeus bolcensis, Penaeus cornappensis, Penaeus furensis, Penaeus hamleti, Penaeus kapurdii, Penaeus maddeni, Penaeus natator, Penaeus obtusus, Penaeus sharpii, Penaeus smyrnacus, Penaeus sorbinii, Penaeus spectabilis, Penaeus tenuicauda, Penaeus vanzii, Penaeus vernassensis, Penaeus wenasogensis
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore