Although Raninoides gottschei is extinct, the genus Raninoides is still alive today which means Raninoides gottschei has very close living relatives today which look rather similar to what Raninoides gottschei would have looked like. 

On the left is an image of Raninoides lamarcki which is part of the same genus as Raninoides gottschei. 

Based off the family Raninidae (sometimes known as "frog crabs"); Raninoides gottschei likely spent most of its time buried in the sand with their eyes popping out so it could grab unaware prey. It is suggested that the claws are tools for digging, and the body is a rounded shape so it can easily bury in sand. 

Raninids are omnivores and some have been found to have consumed Sardinella, crab, shrimp, bivalve, ray, hydroid, copepod, and squid.

The earliest fossil attributable to the family Raninidae dates from the Albian and they still exist today. The 46 species of Raninidae are distributed across pan-tropical regions and live in depths between 1m and 900m depending on the species.