†family Brachypterygiidae Cortes et al. 2021 (ichthyosaur)
Reptilia - Ichthyosauria - Ophthalmosauridae
Parent taxon: Ophthalmosauria according to R. D. Meyerkort et al. 2025
Sister taxa: Apatodonosaurus, Argovisaurus, Arthropterygius, Baptanodon, Catutosaurus, Gengasaurus, Ichthyosaurus doughtyi, Keilhauia, Muiscasaurus, Nannopterygius, Ophthalmosaurinae, Platypterygiidae, Platypterygiinae
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Thirindine Point east, bed 4 (Cretaceous of Australia)