Palaemonoidea is a large superfamily of shrimp, containing nearly 1,000 species. The position of the family Typhlocarididae is unclear, although the monophyly of a group containing the remaining seven families is well supported.

• Anchistioididae Borradaile, 1915
• Desmocarididae Borradaile, 1915
• Euryrhynchidae Holthuis, 1950
• Gnathophyllidae Dana, 1852
• Hymenoceridae Ortmann, 1890
• Kakaducarididae Bruce, 1993
• Palaemonidae Rafinesque, 1815
• Typhlocarididae Annandale & Kemp, 1913

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