Chirostyloidea

Chirostyloidea is an anomuran superfamily with squat lobster-like representatives. It comprises the three families Chirostylidae, Eumunididae and Kiwaidae. Although representatives of Chirostyloidea are superficially similar to galatheoid squat lobsters, they are more closely related to Lomisoidea and Aegloidea together forming the clade Australopoda. No fossils can be confidently assigned to the Chirostyloidea, although Pristinaspina may belong either in the family Kiwaidae or Chirostylidae.

Genera

 * Chirostylidae Ortmann, 1892
 * Chirostylus Ortmann, 1892
 * Gastroptychus Caullery, 1896
 * Hapaloptyx Stebbing, 1920
 * Uroptychodes Baba, 2004
 * Uroptychus Henderson, 1888


 * Eumunididae A. Milne-Edwards & Bouvier, 1900
 * Eumunida Smith, 1883
 * Pseudomunida Haig, 1979


 * Kiwaidae Macpherson, Jones & Segonzac, 2005
 * Kiwa Macpherson, Jones & Segonzac, 2005