Superphylum Deuterostomia Grobben, 1908 - deuterostomes see Infrakingdom Deuterostomia Grobben, 1908
   Phylum Chordata Bateson, 1885 - chordates
     Subphylum Craniata auct.
       Vertebrata Lamarck, 1801 - vertebrates see Infraphylum Vertebrata Lamarck, 1801
         Myopterygii Janvier, 1978 - myopterygians
           Superclass Gnathostomata Gegenbaur, 1874 - jawed vertebrates
             Grade Teleostomi Bonaparte, 1836 see Clade Pan-Osteichthyes Rowe 2004 [Moore & Near 2020]
               Euteleostomi - bony vertebrates see Clade Osteichthyes Huxley 1880 [Moore & Near 2020]
                 Class Actinopterygii Woodward, 1891 - ray-finned fishes see Clade Actinopterygii Woodward 1891 [Moore & Near 2020]
                   Subclass Neopterygii Regan, 1923
                     Division Teleostei Müller, 1845
                       Elopocephala Arratia, 1999 see Supercohort Teleocephala de Pinna, 1996
                         Clupeocephala Patterson & Rosen, 1977 see Cohort Clupeocephala Patterson & Rosen, 1977
                           Subdivision Ostarioclupeomorpha Arratia, 1997 see Cohort Otocephala Johnson & Patterson, 1996
                             Superorder Clupeomorpha Greenwood et al., 1966 see Superorder Clupei Wiley & Johnson, 2010
                               Order †Ellimmichthyiformes Grande, 1982 [monotypic]
                                 Family †Paraclupeidae Chang & Chou, 1974
                                   1.1 Genus †Armigatus Grande, 1982
                                   1.2 Genus †Diplomystus Cope, 1877
                                   1.3 Genus †Sorbinichthys Bannikov & Bacchia, 2000
                                   1.4 Genus †Triplomystus Forey, Lu, Patterson & Davies, 2003
                                   2.1 Genus †Paraclupea Sun, 1956
                                   2.2 Genus †Ellimma Jordan, 1913
                                   2.3 Genus †Ellimmichthys Jordan, 1919