Superphylum Deuterostomia Grobben, 1908 - deuterostomes see Infrakingdom Deuterostomia Grobben, 1908
   Phylum Chordata Bateson, 1885 - chordates
     Subphylum Craniata auct.
       Infraphylum Vertebrata Lamarck, 1801 - vertebrates
         Superclass Gnathostomata Gegenbaur, 1874 - jawed vertebrates
           Eugnathostomata
             Grade Chondrichthyomorphi [monotypic]
               Class Chondrichthyes Huxley, 1880 - cartilaginous fishes
                 Subclass Holocephali Bonaparte, 1832
                   [stem] Order †Orodontiformes Zangerl, 1981
                     1 Family †Orodontidae de Koninck, 1878
                     2 Family †Leiodontidae Ginter, Hampe & Duffin, 2010