†family Apternodontidae Matthew 1910 (placental mammal)
Parent taxon: Soricomorpha according to M. C. McKenna and S. K. Bell 1997
Sister taxa: Nycticonodon, Nyctitheriidae, Plesiosoricidae, Solenodon, Soricidae, Wanolestes
Subtaxa: Asiapternodus, Koniaryctes, Parapternodus
Ecology: scansorial insectivore