Division Dinoflagellata Engl. (1903) see Superclass Dinoflagellata Bütschli, 1885
   Subdivision Dinokaryota Fensome, F.J.R. Taylor, G. Norris, Sarjeant, Wharton & G.L. Williams (1993) see Superclass Dinokaryota Fensome et al., 1993
     Class Dinophyceae Pascher (1914)
       Subclass Dinophysiphycidae Möhn ex Fensome, F.J.R. Taylor, G. Norris, Sarjeant, Wharton & G.L. Williams (1993)
         Order Dinophysiales Kof. (1926) see Order Dinophysales Er. Lindem. (1928)
           Family Dinophysiaceae Stein (1883) see Family Dinophysaceae F. Stein (1883)
             Genus Metadinophysis D.S. Nie & Chia C. Wang (1941)