Chondrichthyes - Heterodontiformes - Heterodontidae
PaleoDB taxon number: 34572
Synonym: Cestracion Cuvier 1817 (taxon 151544)
Parent taxon: Heterodontidae according to J. Kriwet et al. 2009
Sister taxa: Acrodonchus, Amacanthus, Centracion, Centrodus, Chalazacanthus, Drepanephorus, Echinodus, Gyropleurodus, Hoplonchus, Hybodopsis, Lepracanthus, Lispacanthus, Paracestracion, Proheterodontus, Psilacanthus, Pycnacanthus, Rhabdiodus, Selachidea, Strongyliscus, Strophodus, Styracodus, Tropidodus
Subtaxa: Cestracion cainozoicus, Cestracion coleridgensis, Cestracion elongatus, Cestracion francisci, Cestracion longidens, Cestracion novozelandicus, Cestracion sulcatus, Cestracion vincenti, Heterodontus cainozoicus, Heterodontus canaliculatus, Heterodontus carerens, Heterodontus duffini, Heterodontus havreensis, Heterodontus lerichei, Heterodontus lonzeensis, Heterodontus maisierensis, Heterodontus philippi, Heterodontus pineti, Heterodontus portujacksoni, Heterodontus rugosus, Heterodontus semirugosus, Heterodontus sowasheense, Heterodontus upnikensis, Heterodontus wardensis, Heterodontus woodwardi
Ecology: nektonic carnivore