†Placodermi McCoy, 1848
   †Arthrodira Woodward, 1891
     †Brachythoraci Gross, 1932
       †Eubrachythoraci Miles, 1971
         †Pachyosteomorphi Stensiö, 1944
           Superfamily †Dunkleosteoidea Stensiö, 1963
             Family †Panxiosteidae Wang, 1979
               Genus †Panxiosteus Wang, 1979 [monotypic]
                 †Panxiosteus ocullus Wang, 1979