Suborder Placophori Jaekel 1911 (edentate)
Full reference: O. Jaekel. 1911. Die Wirbeltiere. Eine Übersicht über die Fossilen und Lebenden Formen [The Vertebrates. An Overview of the Fossil and Living Forms] viii-252
Parent taxon: Xenarthri according to O. Jaekel 1911
Sister taxa: Adiastaltus, Anathitus, Argyromanis, Cingulata, Ernanodontidae, Hicanodonta, Myrmecophagi, Orthoarthrus, Phyllophaga, Pilosa, Dasypoda, Entelops dispar, Trematherium intermixtum, Nomarthra
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: ground dwelling omnivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Placophori in the database