Superphylum Deuterostomia Grobben, 1908 - deuterostomes see Infrakingdom Deuterostomia Grobben, 1908
   Phylum Chordata Bateson, 1885 - chordates
     Subphylum Craniata auct. see Subphylum Vertebrata Cuvier, 1812
       Vertebrata (Lamarck, 1801) - vertebrates see Subphylum Vertebrata Cuvier, 1812
         Myopterygii - myopterygians
           Superclass Gnathostomata Gegenbaur, 1874 - jawed vertebrates
             Grade Chondrichthiomorphi
               Class Chondrichthyes Huxley, 1880 - cartilaginous fishes
                 Subclass Elasmobranchii Bonaparte, 1838 - shark-like fishes
                   Infraclass Euselachii Hay, 1902 - sharks and rays, and related fossils
                     Division Neoselachii Compagno, 1977
                       Subdivision Batoidea - rays
                         Order Myliobatiformes Compagno, 1973 - stingrays
                           Suborder Myliobatoidei Compagno, 1973
                             Superfamily Dasyatoidea Whitley, 1940
                               Family Dasyatidae Jordan, 1888 - stingrays
                                 Genus Pteroplatytrygon Fowler, 1910 [monotypic]
                                   Pteroplatytrygon violacea (Bonaparte, 1832) - pelagic stingray