Chondrichthyes - Desmiodontida
Full reference: R. Zangerl. 1981. Chondrichthyes I: Paleozoic Elasmobranchii. Handbook of Paleoichthyology 3a
Parent taxon: Chondrichthyes according to J. J. Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Ancistriodus, Anodontacanthus, Areyonga, Batacanthus, Bradyodontida, Ctenoptychius ordii, Duplisuggestus, Elasmobranchii, Elegestolepis, Eucentrurus, Ewingia, Fasciodus, Galeorhinidae, Geisacanthus, Gracilisuggestus, Hamatus, Holocephali, Holocephalimorpha, Iniopterygia, Leonotus, Machichnus, Mongolepididae, Proprigalea, Ptomacanthus, Pucapampella, Pucapumpella, Rhinobatiformes, Simmorius, Subterbranchialia, Thaumatacanthus, Xystracanthus
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Desmiodontida in the database