Jeheskel Shoshani

L. Carroll）於1988年將其分類至乳齒象總科（英语：Mammutoidea）下、而後則由蘭伯特與耶赫斯克爾·舒沙尼（英语：Jeheskel Shoshani）於1998年及舒沙尼等人於2006年將劍齒象科重新分納入至象總科下，目前本科包含兩個已滅絕的屬：

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