| Phyllum | Arthropoda |
| Subphyllum | Crustacea |
| Clase | Malacostraca |
| Orden | Decapoda |
| Suborden | Pleocyemata |
| Superfamilia | Cancroidea |
| Familia | Cancridae |
| Género | Metacarcinus A.Milne-Edwards, 1862 |
| Phyllum | Arthropoda |
| Subphyllum | Crustacea |
| Clase | Malacostraca |
| Orden | Decapoda |
| Suborden | Pleocyemata |
| Superfamilia | Cancroidea |
| Familia | Cancridae |
| Género | Metacarcinus A.Milne-Edwards, 1862 |