Family Oceanitidae Forbes 1882 (bird)
PaleoDB taxon number: 39704
Parent taxon: Procellariiformes according to R. T. Chesser et al. 2018
Sister taxa: Diomedeidae, Diomedeoididae, Hydrobatidae, Hydrotherikornis, Makahala, Pelecanoidi, Pelecanoididae, Procellarae, Procellariidae, Rupelornis, Rupelornis definitus, Tytthostonychidae
Subtaxa: Fregetta, Oceanites, Oceanitinae, Pelagodroma
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore