†order Polymerolepidiformes (cartilaginous fish)
Chondrichthyes - Polymerolepidiformes
Parent taxon: Chondrichthyes according to J. S. Nelson et al. 2016
Sister taxa: Acanthodii, Bradyodontida, Cladoselachimorpha, Clamydoselachidae, Ctenacanthimorpha, Ctenoptychius ordii, Desmiodontida, Doliodus, Duplisuggestus, Elasmobranchii, Elegestolepis, Eucentrurus, Fasciodus, Geisacanthus, Gogoselachus, Gracilisuggestus, Holocephali, Holocephalimorpha, Iniopterygia, Kathemacanthidae, Leonotus, Machichnus, Mongolepididae, Obtusacanthus, Plesioselachus, Proprigalea, Ptomacanthus, Pucapampella, Pucapumpella, Rhinobatiformes, Simmorius, Subterbranchialia, Thaumatacanthus
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Polymerolepidiformes in the database