Cladistia

Cladistia Temporal range: Late Cretaceous PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N
Polypterus_senegalus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Subphylum:	Vertebrata
Infraphylum:	Gnathostomata
Superclass:	Osteichthyes
Class:	Actinopterygii

Cladistia is a clade consisting of few anguilliforme remnants of an ancient diversity.^[1] Their major synapomorphies are a dorsal fin with independent rays and a posteriorly elongated parasphenoid.

Cladistia is the sister group of Actinopteri.

References

1. ^ G. Lecointre & H. Le Guyader, 2007, The Tree of Life: A Phylogenetic Classification, Harvard University Press Reference Library