| Preferred clade-based name | : | †Pterodactyloidea (Clade) Plieninger 1901 [Andres & Padian 2020] | |
Ref: B. Andres & K. Padian, 2020: [1205]; 3 Nov 2025. [inferred] |
| Current rank | : | †Pterodactyloidea (Suborder) Plieninger, 1901 | |
Ref: M.J. Benton, 2015: 440; 3 Nov 2025. [inferred] |
| Former rank | : | †Pterodactylida (Suborder) Plieninger, 1901 | |
Ref: G. Olshevsky, 1991: 62; 29 Oct 2025. [inferred] |
| Former rank | : | †Pterodactyloidea (Suborder) Plieninger, 1901 | |
Ref: G. Olshevsky, 1991: 62; 29 Oct 2025. [inferred] |