Concise hierarchy

(Kingdom) Animalia - (Phylum) Chordata - (Class) Chondrichthyes

Current position

Batomorphi (Division)

Ref: J.S. Nelson et al., 2016: 57; [Nelson et al., 2016: fig. (p. 81)].

Alternative positions

Batoidea (Superorder)	Ref: J.D. McEachran, 1982: 838.
Batoidea (Subdivision)	Ref: J.S. Nelson, 2006: 73.
Chondrichthyes (Class) Huxley, 1880	Ref: N. Bailly et al., 2001: 359.
Elasmobranchii (Class) Bonaparte, 1838	Ref: W.N. Eschmeyer & J.D. Fong, 2011: 27.
Elasmobranchii (Subclass) Bonaparte, 1838	Ref: [Anonymous], 1998
Rajomorphii (Superorder)	Ref: L.J.V. Compagno, 1999: 9.

Historical positions

Elasmobranchii (Class) Bonaparte, 1838	Ref: W.N. Eschmeyer, 2004-2016: 24 Jan 2006.
Batomorphi (Division)	Ref: J.S. Nelson et al., 2016: 57, 85, fig. (p. 81).
Elasmobranchii (Class) Bonaparte, 1838	Ref: W.N. Eschmeyer & J.D. Fong, 2011: 27.
Batoidea (Subdivision)	Ref: J.S. Nelson, 2006: 52, 73.
Chondrichthyes (Class) Huxley, 1880	Ref: N. Bailly et al., 2001: 359.
Chondrichthyes (Class) Huxley, 1880	Ref: 2000
Rajomorphii (Superorder)	Ref: L.J.V. Compagno, 1999: 9.
Elasmobranchii (Subclass) Bonaparte, 1838	Ref: 1998
Elasmobranchii (Class) Bonaparte, 1838	Ref: W.N. Eschmeyer, 1998: 2451.
Neoselachii (Subcohort) Compagno, 1977	Ref: L.J.V. Compagno et al., 1989
Batoidea (Superorder)	Ref: J.D. McEachran, 1982: 838.

Number of Subtaxa

1989-present	Systema Naturae 2000	1f;2g;[7s]
2004-2016	W.N. Eschmeyer	[1f]
2016	J.S. Nelson et al.: 87	[4f; †2f]
2011	W.N. Eschmeyer & J.D. Fong: 27	1f
1998	W.N. Eschmeyer	1f
1982	J.D. McEachran: 838	1f;2g;4-9s