Synonym: Polzbergiiformes Griffith 1977
Parent taxon: Neopterygii according to Z. W. Yuan et al. 2022
See also Arratia 2015, Bürgin and Herzog 2002, Cartanyà 1999, Delsate et al. 2002, Griffith 1977, Herzog 2001, Lombardo et al. 2008, Long 2011, Nelson et al. 2016, Sepkoski 2002, Tong et al. 2006 and van der Laan 2019
Sister taxa: Ducanichthys, Frodoichthys, Gebrayelichthyidae, Gimlichthys, Ginglymodi, Guildayichthyidae, Halecomorphi, Holostei, Lombardinidae, Louwoichthyiformes, Luganoiiformes, Peltopleuriformes, Pholidopleuriformes, Placopleurus, Plesiofuro, Pycnodontiformes, Signeuxellidae, Sphaerodontidae, Venusichthyidae
Subtaxa: Anatoia Boreichthys Caminchaia Cenechoia Cephaloxenidae Chrotichthys Cleiothrolepididae Cleithrolepidae Colobodontidae Crenolepis Daninia Dollopterus Echentaia Fuyuanperleididae Gabanellidae Habroichthyidae Manlietta Mendocinichthys Pasambaya Perleididae Platysiagidae Polzbergiidae Saurichthyes Tripelta Zeuchthiscus
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