Order Alciformes Sharpe 1891 (bird)
Parent taxon: Neognathae according to J. Mlikovsky 1987
Sister taxa: Bucerotiformes, Eurolimnornithiformes, Galloanserae, Gracilitarsidae, Neoaves, Odontoanserae, Pelagornithidae, Perplexicervix, Vastanavis
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore