Suborder Procellarae (bird)
Alternative spelling: Procellarii
Parent taxon: Procellariiformes according to B. C. Livezey and R. L. Zusi 2007
See also Jaekel 1911
Sister taxa: Diomedeidae, Diomedeoididae, Hydrobatidae, Hydrotherikornis, Kievornis, Makahala, Marinavidae, Oceanitidae, Pandiomedeidae, Pelecanoidi, Pelecanoididae, Procellariidae, Rupelornis, Rupelornis definitus, Tytthostonychidae
Subtaxa: Oceanitoidea
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore