Suborder Pedionomae (shorebird)
Parent taxon: Charadriiformes according to B. C. Livezey and R. L. Zusi 2007
Sister taxa: Alcae, Charadrii, Cimolopteryx, Dakotornithidae, Graculavidae, Graculavus, Lari, Limicolae, Panalcidae, Parrae, Phalaropus, Sarjeantopodus, Telmatornis, Telmatornithidae, Turnicidae, Volgavis
Subtaxa: Pedionomidae
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore