Suborder Charadrii (shorebird)
Parent taxon: Charadriiformes according to P. Brodkorb 1963
Sister taxa: Alcae, Cimolopteryx, Dakotornithidae, Graculavidae, Graculavus, Lari, Limicolae, Panalcidae, Parrae, Pedionomae, Phalaropus, Sarjeantopodus, Telmatornis, Telmatornithidae, Turnicidae, Volgavis
Subtaxa: Cimolopterygidae
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore