†Pachygaleus Cappetta 1992 (ground shark)
Parent taxon: Carcharhiniformes according to J. J. Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Abdounia, Carcharhinidae, Chaenogaleus, Eogaleus, Hemigaleidae, Isogomphodon, Leptochariidae, Paratriakis, Prionace, Proscylliidae, Protoscyliorhinus, Pseudotriakidae, Pterolamiops, Scyliorhinidae, Sphyrnidae, Squatigaleus, Triakidae, Triakis
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: nektonic carnivore