†family Orodontidae de Koninck 1878 (chimaera)
Chondrichthyes - Orodontiformes - Orodontidae
Parent taxon: Orodontiformes according to M. Ginter et al. 2010
See also Chahud et al. 2010, Hay 1902, Jordan 1963, Nelson 2006 and Zangerl 1981
Sister taxa: none
Subtaxa: Adiapneustes Eoorodus Hercynolepis Lophodus Octinapsis Orodus
Type: Orodus
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Permian of Brazil (1 collection), United States (4: Kansas, Texas)
• Pennsylvanian of the United Kingdom (2)
• Carboniferous of the Russian Federation (1), United States (7: Arizona, Indiana, Kansas, Missouri)
• Mississippian of the United Kingdom (1)
• Devonian of United States (1: California)
Total: 17 collections each including a single occurrence