Order Pristiophoriformes Berg 1958 (saw shark)
PaleoDB taxon number: 34563
Alternative spelling: Pristiophoriphormes
Parent taxon: Neoselachii according to C. J. Underwood 2006
Sister taxa: Anachronistidae, Batoidea, Cretomanta, Dalatiiformes, Duffinselache, Galea, Galeomorphii, Grozonodon, Hopleacanthus, Mcmurdodontidae, Mitsukurinidae, Nanocetorhinus, Odontorhytis, Ostenoselachidae, Palaeocarcharidae, Protospinaciformes, Rhomaleodus, Selachii, Squalea, Squalomorphii, Squatinomorphii, Vallisia
Subtaxa: Ikamuius, Pristiophoridae
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore