†Placodermi McCoy, 1848
   †Arthrodira Woodward, 1891
     †Brachythoraci Gross, 1932
       †Eubrachythoraci Miles, 1971
         †Pachyosteomorphi Stensiö, 1944
           Superfamily †Dunkleosteoidea Stensiö, 1963
             Family †Dunkleosteidae Stensiö, 1963
               Genus †Dunkleosteus Lehman, 1956
                 1 †Dunkleosteus terrelli (Newberry, 1873)
                 2 †Dunkleosteus raveri Carr & Hlavin, 2010
                 3 †Dunkleosteus amblyodoratus Carr & Hlavin, 2010