†order Pholidopleuriformes (ray-finned fish)
Parent taxon: Chondrostei according to J. A. Long 2011
Sister taxa: Acipenseriformes, Cheirolepiformes, Guidayichthyiformes, Luganoiiformes, Neochallaia, Phanerorhynchiformes, Polzbergiiformes, Ptycholepiformes, Saurichthyiformes
Subtaxa: Arctosomus, Gracilignathichthys, Pholidopleuridae
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