†family Cardiolepidaceae Meyen 1977
Peltaspermopsida - Peltaspermales - Cardiolepidaceae
Parent taxon: Peltaspermales according to S. V. Meyen 1984
Sister taxa: Autuniaceae, Leuthardtiaceae, Matatiellaceae, Peltaspermaceae, Permotheca, Pseudocallipteris, Syniopteris, Umkomasiaceae, Vetlugospermaceae, Xenopteris
Subtaxa: Nucicarpus Phylladoderma
Ecology: "photoautotroph"
Distribution:
• Permian of China (1 collection), the Russian Federation (39)
Total: 40 collections including 90 occurrences