Division Dinoflagellata Engl. (1903) see Superclass Dinoflagellata Bütschli, 1885
   Subdivision Dinokaryota Fensome, F.J.R. Taylor, G. Norris, Sarjeant, Wharton & G.L. Williams (1993) see Superclass Dinokaryota Fensome et al., 1993
     Class Dinophyceae Pascher (1914)
       Subclass Peridiniphycidae Fensome, F.J.R. Taylor, G. Norris, Sarjeant, Wharton & G.L. Williams (1993)
         Order Gonyaulacales F.J.R. Taylor (1980)
           Suborder Ceratiineae Fensome, F.J.R. Taylor, G. Norris, Sarjeant, Wharton & G.L. Williams (1993) [monotypic]
             Family Ceratiaceae Kof. (1907)
               02 Genus †Aptea Eisenack (1958)
               04 Genus †Balmula Bint (1986)
               06 Genus Ceratium Schrank (1793)
               10 Genus †Endoceratium Vozzhennikova (1965)
               13 Genus †Muderongia Cookson & Eisenack (1958)
               14 Genus †Nyktericysta Bint (1986)
               15 Genus †Odontochitina Deflandre (1935)
               16 Genus †Odontochitinopsis Eisenack (1961)
               18 Genus †Phoberocysta Millioud (1969)
               20 Genus †Pseudoceraiium Gocht (1957)
               23 Genus †Vesperopsis Bint (1986)
               24 Genus †Xenascus Cookson & Eisenack (1969)