†suborder Steganopodes (bird)
PaleoDB taxon number: 90638
Parent taxon: Pelecaniformes according to B. C. Livezey and R. L. Zusi 2007
Sister taxa: Ardeidae, Cladornithes, Fregatae, Odontopteryges, Odontopterygia, Pelecanidae, Phaethontes, Protoplotidae, Threskiornithidae, Torotix
Subtaxa: Fregatides, Pelecani, Pelecanides, Plotus
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore