†order Squatinactiformes Zangerl 1981 (cartilaginous fish)
Chondrichthyes - Squatinactiformes
Alternative spelling: Squatinactida
Full reference: R. Zangerl. 1981. Chondrichthyes I: Paleozoic Elasmobranchii. Handbook of Paleoichthyology 3a
Parent taxon: Ctenacanthimorpha according to R. van der Laan 2019
See also Ginter et al. 2010, Nelson et al. 2016, Sepkoski 2002 and Zangerl 1981
Sister taxon: Ctenacanthiformes
Subtaxa: Squatinactidae
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Bear Gulch (Carnegie Museum Collection) (Carboniferous of Montana)