Kingdom [Animalia] Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
   Phylum Chordata Bateson, 1885 - chordates
     Subphylum Vertebrata Cuvier, 1812 - vertebrates
       Class Mammalia Linnaeus, 1758 - mammals
         Subclass Theria Parker & Haswell, 1897
           Infraclass Eutheria Gill, 1872
             Order Proboscidea Owen, 1859 - elephants
               1 Suborder †Moeritherioidea see Family Moeritheriidae Andrews, 1906
               2 Suborder Euelephantoidea see Suborder Elephantiformes (Tassy, 1988)
               3 Suborder †Deinotherioidea Osborn, 1936 see Family Deinotheriidae Bonaparte, 1841