†unranked clade Pelecani
Parent taxon: Steganopodes according to E. Bourdon et al. 2005
See also Brunet 1970, Carroll 1988, Cheneval 1984, Cheneval 1993, Olson 1985, Wetmore 1940, Wetmore 1956 and Wetmore 1960
Sister taxa: Fregatides, Pelecanides, Plotus
Subtaxa: Pelecanoidea
Distribution: found only at Ashley River (Miocene Marl) (Miocene of South Carolina)