Chondrichthyes - Cladoselachida
Parent taxon: Elasmobranchii according to R. Zangerl 1981
See also Sepkoski 2002 and Williams 2001
Sister taxa: Annulicorona, Antarctilamniformes, Aporomicrodus, Arduodens, Carcharopsis, Carinasubcorona, Celtiberina, Cestraciontidae, Changxingselache, Cladodontida, Cladodontomorphi, Cladodus hassiacus, Cladodus wildungensis, Cladoselachii, Cladoselachimorpha, Complanicorona, Coniunctio, Coronodontida, Euselachiformes, Euselachii, Fragilicorona, Galeiformes, Glabrisubcorona, Gondwanodus, Ichthyodorulites, Kannathalepididae, Labascicorona, Labrilancea, Leonodus, Lesnilomia, Listracanthidae, Lobaticorona, Meishanselache, Minuticorona, Omalodontiformes, Oniscina, Ornathiliabrilance, Ornatilabrilancea, Orodontida, Osteodonti, Parvicorona, Parvidiabolus, Parviscapha, Phoebodontiformes, Plagiostomi, Plesioselachus, Pleuracanthidae, Pleuracanthodii, Pristiorajea, Proselachii, Protodontidae, Pseudodalatiidae, Raineria, Rugosicorona, Sacrisubcorona, Selachii, Selachimorpha, Serratocorona, Siamodus, Squatinida, Suaviloquentia, Undulaticorona, Xenacanthida, Xenacanthimorpha
Subtaxa: Iberolepis Lunalepis
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Cladoselachida in the database