Orthodon Girard 1856 (carp-like fish)
Actinopteri - Cypriniformes - Cyprinidae
Parent taxon: Cyprinidae according to R. W. Casteel and J. H. Hutchison 1973
Sister taxa: Amblypharyngodon, Amyzon, Aspius, Barbus, Catostomus, Cobitis, Cyprininae, Cyprinus, Ecocarpia, Gobio, Hexapsephus, Leuciscinae, Leuciscus, Nemachilus, Palaeoleuciscus, Palaeotinca, Rhodeus, Thynichthys, Tinca
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: nektonic omnivore