†Pterosauria Owen 1842 [Sereno 1991], nom. cl. inval. see Clade Pterosauria Owen 1842 [Andres & Padian 2020]
   †Novialoideaᵀ Kellner 2003 nom. cl. inval. [within unnamed taxon] see Clade Novialoidea Kellner 2003 [Andres 2021]
     †Pterodactyloideaᵀ Plieninger 1901 [Kellner 2003], nom. cl. inval. [within unnamed taxon] see Clade Pterodactyloidea Plieninger 1901 [Andres & Padian 2020]
       †Archaeopterodactyloideaᵀ Kellner 1996 [Kellner 2003] nom. cl. inval. see Clade Archaeopterodactyloidea Kellner 2003 [Andres 2021]
         Genus †Pterodactylusᵀ Rafinesque, 1815 [within unnamed taxon] [paraphyletic] - flight finger
           1 †Pterodactylus antiquus (Sömmerring, 1812), sedis mutabilis
           2-n †Pterodactylus kochi (Wagner, 1837), sedis mutabilis [sister group to excluded taxa]