Subfamily Himantopodinae Reichenbach 1849 (shorebird)
Aves - Charadriiformes - Recurvirostridae
Parent taxon: Recurvirostridae according to B. C. Livezey and R. L. Zusi 2007
See also del Hoyo et al. 2014 and Lambrecht 1933
Sister taxa: Fluviatilavis, Himantopus, Recurvirostra, Recurvirostrinae
Subtaxa: Cladorhynchini Himantopodarum Himantopodini
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: found only at Extant Distribution (Quaternary of Australia)