†subclass Asteridae
Parent taxon: Dicotyledonae according to D.J. Mabberley 2000
Sister taxa: Austrobaileyales, Caloda, Carpestella, Celastrophyllum, Ceratophyllales, Dicotylophyllum, Eudicot, Icacinoxylon, Kenella, Magnoliid, Metcalfeoxylon, Nymphaeales, Paraphyllanthoxylon, Quereuxia, Retiacolpites, Caryophyllidae, Hamamelidae, Dilleniidae, Rosidae, Ebenales, Contortae, Campanulatae, Ranales, Myrtiflorae, Umbelliflorae, Salicales, Parietales, Sterculia, Araliopsoides
Subtaxa: Callitrichales, Plantaginales, Rubiales, Scrophulariales