†suborder Squatinoidei Berg 1940 (elasmobranch)
Parent taxon: Euselachii according to G. R. Case and D. R. Schwimmer 1988
See also Case 1981 and Jordan 1963
Sister taxa: Acronemus, Artiodus, Cheirostephanus, Dasyatiformes, Favusodus, Galei, Galeoidei, Hueneichthys, Hybodonta, Listracanthidae, Musteliformes, Neoselachii, Notidaniformes, Protacrodontiformes, Scyliorhiniformes, Selachimorpha, Squatinorajiformes, Surcaudalus, Synechodontidae, Tuberospina
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Squatinoidei in the database