Concise hierarchy

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

Current position

Batomorphi (Division)

Ref: R. van der Laan, 2018: 45; Nelson et al., 2016: fig. (p. 81).

Alternative positions

Batoidea (Superorder)	Ref: J.D. McEachran, 1982: 840.
Batoidea (Subdivision)	Ref: J.S. Nelson, 2006: 76.
Chondrichthyes (Class) Huxley, 1880	Ref: J.J. Sepkoski Jr., 2002: 304.
Elasmobranchii (Class) Bonaparte, 1838	Ref: R. van der Laan et al., 2021: (4 Feb 2025); ECoF(4 Feb 2025).
Elasmobranchii (Subclass) Bonaparte, 1838	Ref: [Anonymous], 1998
Rajomorphii (Superorder)	Ref: L.J.V. Compagno, 1999: 9.

Historical positions

Batomorphi (Division)	Ref: R. van der Laan, 2018: 45.
Batomorphi (Division)	Ref: J.S. Nelson et al., 2016: 57, 87, fig. (p. 81).
Batoidea (Subdivision)	Ref: J.S. Nelson, 2006: 52, 76.
Chondrichthyes (Class) Huxley, 1880	Ref: J.J. Sepkoski Jr., 2002: 304.
Rajomorphii (Superorder)	Ref: L.J.V. Compagno, 1999: 9.
Elasmobranchii (Subclass) Bonaparte, 1838	Ref: 1998
Neoselachii (Subcohort) Compagno, 1977	Ref: L.J.V. Compagno et al., 1989
Batoidea (Superorder)	Ref: J.D. McEachran, 1982: 840.

Number of Subtaxa

2026	Available in Systema Naturae 2000	12f;38g;204s;2ss; †1f;5g;1s
1989-present	Systema Naturae 2000: 12 May 2025	[12f;38g; †1f]
2018	R. van der Laan: 46	[13f; †1f]
2016	J.S. Nelson et al.: 95	[10f]
1982	J.D. McEachran: 840	[3Sf];7f;[19g];145-149s
1982	J.D. McEachran: 840	[3Sf];7f;[19g];145-149s