†suborder Squatinoidei Berg 1940 (elasmobranch)
Parent taxon: Euselachii according to G. R. Case and D. R. Schwimmer 1988
See also Case 1981 and Jordan 1963
Sister taxa: Acronemus, Artiodus, Cheirostephanus, Ctenacanthiformes, Dasyatiformes, Favusodus, Galei, Galeoidei, Hueneichthys, Hybodonta, Hybodontiformes, Musteliformes, Neoselachii, Notidaniformes, Protacrodontiformes, Protacrodontoidea, Scyliorhiniformes, Sphenacanthidae, Squatinorajiformes, Surcaudalus, Synechodontidae
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Squatinoidei in the database