Chondrichthyes - Elasmobranchii
Parent taxon: Elasmobranchii according to R. Zangerl 1981
Sister taxa: Adamantina, Annulicorona, Antarctilamniformes, Arduodens, Carcharopsis, Carinasubcorona, Celtiberina, Changxingselache, Cladodontida, Cladodontomorphi, Cladoselachida, Cladoselachii, Cladoselachimorpha, Coronodontida, Euselachiformes, Fragilicorona, Galea, Galeiformes, Glabrisubcorona, Gondwanodus, Holocephali, Ichtyotomi, Jalodontidae, Kannathalepididae, Labrilancea, Leonodus, Lesnilomia, Lobaticorona, Meishanselache, Omalodontiformes, Ornathiliabrilance, Orodontida, Osteodonti, Parvicorona, Phoebodontiformes, Plesioselachus, Pleuracanthidae, Pleuracanthodii, Pristiorajea, Protodontidae, Pseudodalatiidae, Sacrisubcorona, Serratocorona, Siamodus, Xenacanthimorpha
Subtaxa: Orthacanthidae
Ecology: nektonic carnivore