Order Alciformes Sharpe 1891 (bird)
Parent taxon: Neognathae according to J. Mlikovsky 1987
Sister taxa: Anas benedeni, Anas creccoides, Caprimulgiformes, Eurolimnornithiformes, Gracilitarsidae, Juncitarsus, Neoaves, Odontoanserae, Pangalloanserae, Passeriformes, Perplexicervix, Scandiavis, Vastanavis
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Alciformes in the database