Family Pitheciidae Mivart 1865 (placental)
PaleoDB taxon number: 64835
Alternative spellings: Pitheciinae, Pithecinae
Parent taxon: Platyrrhini according to J. C. Opazo et al. 2006
Sister taxa: Atelidae, Ateloidea, Carlocebus, Cebidae, Chilecebus, Homunculidae, Parvimico, Xenotrichidae
Subtaxa: Antillothrix, Cacajao, Callicebinae, Chiropotes, Mohanamico, Paralouatta, Pithecia, Pitheciini
Type: Pithecia
Ecology: scansorial insectivore