†superorder Squalimorphi (shark)
Parent taxon: Selachii according to J. S. Nelson et al. 2016
See also Long 2011
Sister taxa: Anacoracoidei, Asterospondyli, Centrobati, Cooperodon, Ctenacanthoidei, Fortscottella, Galeomorphi, Hammondella, Heterodontoidea, Idiacanthus, Kirkella, Moreyella, Notidani, Notidanidae, Notidanoidei, Palaeosquali, Rajae, Rhinae, Rhinoraji, Scyllidae, Spinacidi, Squali, Statodonti, Tectospondyli, Trirostri, Trygonidae
Subtaxa: Echinorhiniformes Pristiphoriformes Squalida Squatinida
Ecology: nektonic carnivore