†family Iridaceae de Jussieu 1789
Monocotyledoneae - Liliales - Liliidae
PaleoDB taxon number: 55861
Parent taxon: Liliales according to D.J. Mabberley 2000
Sister taxa: Alstroemeriaceae, Burmanniaceae, Calochortaceae, Campynemataceae, Colchicaceae, Liliaceae, Liliacidites, Melanthiaceae, Petermanniaceae, Rhipogonum, Ripogonaceae
Subtaxa: Iridinium, Iridium, Irites
Ecology: "photoautotroph"