†family Sclerorhynchidae Capetta 1974 (cartilaginous fish)
Chondrichthyes - Sclerorhynchiformes
PaleoDB taxon number: 52898
Full reference: H. Capetta. 1974. Sclerorhynchidae nov. fam. Pristidae et Pristiophoridae: un exemple de parallelisme chez Selaciens. Comptes rendus de Academie de Sciences Paris Serie D 278:225-228
Parent taxon: Sclerorhynchoidei according to J. Kriwet et al. 2009
Sister taxon: Ptychotrygonidae
Subtaxa: Ankistrorhynchus, Baharipristis, Biropristis, Borodinopristis, Celtipristis, Ctenopristis, Ganopristis, Ischyrhiza, Kiestus, Libanopristis, Micropristis, Plicatopristis, Pucapristis, Renpetia, Schizorhizinae, Sclerorhynchus
Ecology: nektonic carnivore