Alternative spellings: Goniophididae, Goniopholidae
Synonym: Zholsuchus procevus Nesov et al. 1989 [nomen dubium]
Parent taxon: Neosuchia according to M. Bronzati et al. 2012
Sister taxa: Alligatorellus, Alligatorium, Atoposaurus, Bernissartia, Bernissartidae, Brillanceausuchidae, Crocodylus, Dyrosauridae, Eusuchia, Gilchristosuchus, Khoratosuchus, Laganosuchus, Leiokarinosuchus, Montsecosuchus, Paluxysuchus, Rugosuchus, Shamosuchus, Stomatosuchidae, Susisuchidae, Susisuchus, Terminonaris, Tethysuchia, Thalattosuchia, Theriosuchus, Unasuchus
Subtaxa: Amphicotylus, Anteophthalmosuchus, Calsoyasuchus, Coelosuchus, Denazinosuchus, Eutretauranosuchus, Goniopholis, Kansajsuchus, Microsuchus, Nannosuchus, Oweniasuchus, Pholidosauridae, Pinaosuchus, Pliogonodon, Siamosuchus, Sunosuchus, Symptosuchus, Turanosuchus, Vectisuchus, Woodbinesuchus