Chondrichthyes - Cestraciontidae
Alternative spelling: Cestracionidae
Parent taxon: Elasmobranchii according to A. Sahni and N. L. Chhabra 1976
See also Hay 1902, Leidy 1873, Leriche 1942, Owen 1859, Weiler 1938, Woodward 1889 and Woodward 1916
Sister taxa: Amelacanthus, Annulicorona, Antarctilamniformes, Aporomicrodus, Arduodens, Carcharopsis, Carinasubcorona, Celtiberina, Changxingselache, Cladodontomorphi, Cladodontomorphii, Cladodus hassiacus, Cladodus wildungensis, Cladoselachida, Cladoselachii, Complanicorona, Coniunctio, Coronodontida, Eunemacanthus, 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, Physonemus, Plagiostomi, Platylithophycus, Pleuracanthidae, Pleuracanthodii, Pristiorajea, Proselachii, Protodontidae, Raineria, Rosaodus, Rugosicorona, Sacrisubcorona, Selachii, Selachii, Selachimorpha, Serratocorona, Siamodus, Suaviloquentia, Thrinacodontidae, Undulaticorona, Xenacanthida, Xenacanthimorpha
Subtaxa: Diclitodus Scoliorhiza
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: