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Australosphenida

Mammalia

Taxonomy
Australosphenida was named by Luo et al. (2001). It is extant. It was considered paraphyletic by Luo et al. (2011).

It was considered an invalid subgroup of Mammalia by Rowe et al. (2008).

It was assigned to Holotheria by Luo et al. (2001); to Mammaliaformes by Luo et al. (2003); to Yinotheria by Kielan-Jaworowska et al. (2004); to Mammalia by Luo et al. (2011); and to Prototheria by Averianov and Lopatin (2011).

Subtaxa
Ausktribosphenida, Monotremata
Sister taxa
Monotremata