†family Thoracopteridae Griffith 1977 (ray-finned fish)
Osteichthyes - Peltopleuriformes
Parent taxon: Peltopleuriformes according to A. Tintori and D. Sassi 1992
Sister taxa: Habroichthyidae, Peltopleuridae
Subtaxa: Gigantopterus, Potanichthys, Thoracopterus
Ecology: