Clade Galloanserae Sibley and Ahlquist 1990 (bird)
Alternative spelling: Galloanseres
Synonym: Odontopterygiformes Howard 1957 [invalid subgroup]
Parent taxon: Neognathae according to B. C. Livezey and R. L. Zusi 2007
Sister taxa: Alciformes, Bucerotiformes, Eurolimnornithiformes, Gracilitarsidae, Neoaves, Odontoanserae, Pelagornithidae, Perplexicervix, Vastanavis
Subtaxa: Galloanserimorphae
Ecology: volant herbivore