Carpilioidea is a superfamily of crabs containing a single extant family, Carpiliidae and three extinct families.

[1] The modern range of the family includes the Indo-Pacific, Western Atlantic and Caribbean Sea.

[2] The fossil record of the group extends back at least as far as the Paleocene.

[3] Carpiliidae Ortmann, 1893 Paleoxanthopsidae Schweitzer, 2003 Tumidocarcinidae Schweitzer, 2005 Zanthopsidae Vía, 1959