Order Proboscidea Illiger 1811 (proboscidean)
Alternative spellings: Proboscidia, Proboscidiae
Invalid subtaxa: Caenobasileus Cope 1877 [nomen vanum], Caenobasileus tremontigerus Cope 1877 [nomen vanum]
Full reference: C. Illiger. 1811. Prodromus Systematis Mammalium et Avium
Parent taxon: Tethytheria according to E. R. Seiffert 2007
Sister taxa: Anthracobunidae, Behemota, Desmostylia, Embrithopoda, Sirenia
Subtaxa: Barytherioidea, Barytherium, Cryptomastodon, Deinotheriidae, Deinotherioidea, Elephantiformes, Elephantoidea, Eritherium, Euelephantoidea, Hemimastodontidae, Mastodontidae, Moeritheriidae, Moeritherioidea, Neodesmostylus, Plesielephantiformes
Ecology: ground dwelling grazer-browser