Phylum Nematoda Gegenbaur, 1859 - round worms
   Class Secernentea Von Linstow, 1905
     Subclass Tylenchia (Thorne, 1949) Inglis, 1983
       Order Tylenchida G. Thorne, 1949
         Suborder Hexatylina Siddiqi, 1980
           Superfamily Sphaerularioidea Lubbock, 1861
             Family Paurodontidae Thorne, 1949, nom. illeg., nom. dub.
               Subfamily Paurodontinae Thorne, 1949
                 Genus Paurodontus Thorne, 1941