Taxon tree

Infraorder Anomura
Infraorder Brachyura
- Section Eubrachyura
  - Subsection Heterotremata
    - Superfamily Aethroidea
    - Superfamily Bythograeoidea
    - Superfamily Calappoidea
      - Family Calappidae
        
        Genus Acanthocarpus
        
        Species Acanthocarpus alexandri
        
        Species Acanthocarpus bispinosus
        
        Species Acanthocarpus brevispinis
        
        Species Acanthocarpus delsolari
        
        Species Acanthocarpus meridionalis
        
        Genus Calappa
        
        Genus Calappula
        
        Genus Cryptosoma
        
        Genus Cycloes
        
        Genus Cyclozodion
        
        Genus Mursia
        
        Genus Paracyclois
        
        Genus Platymera
      - Family Matutidae
    - Superfamily Cancroidea
    - Superfamily Carpilioidea
    - Superfamily Cheiragonoidea
    - Superfamily Corystoidea
    - Superfamily Dairoidea
    - Superfamily Dorippoidea
    - Superfamily Eriphioidea
    - Superfamily Gecarcinucoidea
    - Superfamily Goneplacoidea
    - Superfamily Hexapodoidea
    - Superfamily Hymenosomatoidea
    - Superfamily Leucosioidea
    - Superfamily Majoidea
    - Superfamily Orithyioidea
    - Superfamily Palicoidea
    - Superfamily Parthenopoidea
    - Superfamily Pilumnoidea
    - Superfamily Portunoidea
    - Superfamily Potamoidea
    - Superfamily Pseudothelphusoidea
    - Superfamily Pseudozioidea
    - Superfamily Retroplumoidea
    - Superfamily Trapezioidea
    - Superfamily Trichodactyloidea
    - Superfamily Trichopeltarioidea
    - Superfamily Xanthoidea
  - Subsection Thoracotremata
- Section Podotremata

Acanthocarpus

Genus, Stimpson, 1871

Acanthocarpus bispinosus, Arthur Anker