Chondrichthyes - Pleuracanthodii
Parent taxon: Elasmobranchii according to E. Daly 1973
Sister taxa: Annulicorona, Antarctilamniformes, Aporomicrodus, Arduodens, Carcharopsis, Carinasubcorona, Celtiberina, Cestraciontidae, Changxingselache, Cladodontida, Cladodontomorphi, Cladodus hassiacus, Cladodus wildungensis, Cladoselachida, Cladoselachii, Cladoselachimorpha, Complanicorona, Coniunctio, Coronodontida, Euselachiformes, Euselachii, Fragilicorona, Galeiformes, Glabrisubcorona, Gondwanodus, Ichthyodorulites, Kannathalepididae, Labascicorona, Labrilancea, Leonodus, Lesnilomia, Listracanthidae, Lobaticorona, Meishanselache, Minuticorona, Omalodontiformes, Oniscina, Ornathiliabrilance, Ornatilabrilancea, Orodontida, Osteodonti, Parvicorona, Parvidiabolus, Parviscapha, Phoebodontiformes, Plagiostomi, Plesioselachus, Pleuracanthidae, Pristiorajea, Proselachii, Protodontidae, Pseudodalatiidae, Raineria, Rugosicorona, Sacrisubcorona, Selachii, Selachimorpha, Serratocorona, Siamodus, Squatinida, Suaviloquentia, Undulaticorona, Xenacanthida, Xenacanthimorpha
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Pleuracanthodii in the database