Synonym: Repenomamidae Li et al. 2000
Full reference: F. A. Jenkins, Jr. and C. R. Schaff. 1988. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 8(1):1-24
Parent taxon: Mammalia according to C. -L. Gao et al. 2010
Sister taxa: Allotheria, Ameghinichnidae, Amphidontidae, Atlasodon, Bellua, Bondesiidae, Cimolomidae, Diplocynodontidae, Dipriodontidae, Ditremata, Docodonta, Eotheria, Erecta, Eutriconodonta, Ferugliotheriidae, Fruitafossor, Gobiotheriodon, Hakusanodon, Helioseus, Holotheria, Hypotheria, Hypsiprymnopsis, Ilerdoryctes, Jeholodentidae, Juchilestes, Kuehneotheriidae, Likhoeletherium, Lophiodolodus, Lufengoconodon, Malutitetrasauropodiscus, Microderson, Molapopentapodiscus, Monotremata, Morganucodonta, Natantia, Ovovivipara, Pleurodon, Polyprotodonta, Prensiculantia, Promammalia, Prototheria, Sarcobora, Schadipes, Simioidea, Sororyctidae, Subungulata, Thereuodontidae, Theriamorpha, Tikitherium, Tricuspes, Vincelestes, Volaticotheria, Wanotherium, Yinotheria
Subtaxa: Gobiconodon, Hangjinia, Huasteconodon, Meemannodon, Repenomamus
Ecology: scansorial insectivore