†family Cratoselachiidae Woodward 1932 (armour-plated fish)
Parent taxon: Placodermi according to R. van der Laan 2019
Sister taxa: Acanthothoraci, Acanthothoraciformes, Antiarchi, Arthrodira, Asiacanthus, Austroptyctodus, Bianchengichthys, Brindabellaspida, Campbellodus, Changyonophyton, Coccostei, Coelosteichthys, Deinodus, Entelognathus, Hybosteus, Neopetalichthys, Nessariostoma, Oestophorus, Petalichthida, Petalichthyida, Petalichthyida, Pseudopetalichthyida, Pseudopetalichthyiformes, Ptychostei, Ptyctodontida, Rhenanida, Rhenaniformes, Sedowichthys, Stensioelliformes, Tollichthys, Wangolepis, Yunnanacanthus
Subtaxa: Cratoselache
Type: Cratoselache
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Cratoselachiidae in the database