Clade Batoidea (ray)
Parent taxon: Neoselachii according to J. A. Long 2011
See also Cappetta 1987, Case 1978, Goodwin et al. 1999, Herman 1979, Lancaster 1986 and Thurmond and Jones 1981
Sister taxa: Agaleidae, Anachronistidae, Batomorphii, Cretomanta, Dalatiiformes, Duffinselache, Galea, Galeomorphii, Grozonodon, Hopleacanthus, Mcmurdodontidae, Mitsukurinidae, Nanocetorhinus, Odontorhytis, Ostenoselachidae, Palaeocarcharidae, Protospinaciformes, Rhomaleodus, Selachii, Squalea, Squalomorphii, Squatinomorphii, Synechodontiformes, Vallisia
Subtaxa: Cederstroemia Cretascyllium Masticura Myliobatiformes Pristiformes Rhinobatoidea Rhinopristiformes Torpediniformes
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore