†order Petalodontiformes Zangerl 1981 (cartilaginous fish)
Chondrichthyes - Euchondrocephali
Alternative spelling: Petalodontida
Full reference: R. Zangerl. 1981. Chondrichthyes I: Paleozoic Elasmobranchii. Handbook of Paleoichthyology 3a
Parent taxon: Euchondrocephali according to M. Ginter et al. 2010
Sister taxa: Ageleodus, Brachyrhizodus, Cynopodius, Debeerius, Desmiodus, Eugeneodontiformes, Euglossodus, Gregoriidae, Heteropetalus, Mesolophodus, Metaxyacanthus, Orodontiformes, Paraselachii
Subtaxa: Belantseidae, Brachyrhizodus, Janassidae, Paracymatodus, Petalodontidae, Pristodontidae, Serratodus
Ecology: nektonic carnivore