Subfamily Cheilobranchinae Günther 1870

Chilobranchina Günther 1870:12, 17 [ref. 1995] (group) Cheilobranchus [as Chilobranchus, name must be corrected Article 32.5.3; stem corrected to Cheilobranch- by Greenwood, Rosen, Weitzman & Myers 1966:398 [ref. 26856], confirmed by Nelson 2006:418 [ref. 32486]]

Alabetidae Gill 1906:585 [ref. 31942] (family) Alabes [stem sometimes seen as Alab- or Alabe- or Alabes-]