Full reference: M. von Balthazar, K. R. Pedersen, P. R. Crane and E. M. Friis. 2008. Carpestella lacunata gen. et sp. nov., a New Basal Angiosperm Flower from the Early Cretaceous (Early to Middle Albian) of Eastern North America. International Journal of Plant Sciences 169(7):890-898
Parent taxon: Magnoliopsida according to M. von Balthazar et al. 2008
Sister taxa: Austrobaileyales, Caloda, Celastrophyllum, Ceratophyllales, Dicotylophyllum, Eudicot, Icacinoxylon, Kenella, Magnoliid, Metcalfeoxylon, Nymphaeales, Paraphyllanthoxylon, Quereuxia, Retiacolpites, Caryophyllidae, Hamamelidae, Dilleniidae, Rosidae, Asteridae, Ebenales, Contortae, Campanulatae, Ranales, Myrtiflorae, Umbelliflorae, Salicales, Parietales, Sterculia, Araliopsoides
Subtaxa: none