†family Neuropteridae
Parent taxon: Plantae according to D. L. Dilcher et al. 2005
Sister taxa: Aculeisporites, Alethopteridae, Asterotheca, Calamitaceae, Carpolithes, Coniferophyta, Cordaitales, Cyclogranisporites, Cymodoceites, Cyperites, Dutoitia, Embryophyta, Flabellofolium, Holcospermum, Howisonia, Knorria, Kraeuselisporites, Lapposisporites, Lepidodendraceae, Lonchopteris, Loperia, Lycopodiophyta, Lycopodophyta, Magnoliophyta, Metaleiofusa, Myeloxylon, Pachytesta, Pecopteris, Polysporangiophyta, Progymnospermophyta, Scythiana, Sigillariaceae, Spermatophyta, Sphenopteridae, Spheripollenites, Stigmaria, Sulcati, Tracheophyta, Trigonocarpus, Viridaeplantae, Wardia, Whittleseya, Yuknessia
Subtaxa: Cyclopteris, Neuralethopteris