Actinopteri - Ellimmichthyiformes
Full reference: L. Grande. 1982. A revision of the fossil genus †Diplomystus, with comments on the interrelationships of clupeomorph fishes. American Museum Novitates 2728:1-34
Parent taxon: Clupeomorpha according to L. Grande 1982
See also Alvarado-Ortega and Ovalles-Damián 2008, Forey et al. 2003 and Long 2011
Sister taxa: Armigatus, Leufuichthys, Ornategulum
Subtaxa: Ellimmichthyidae Horseshoeichthys Paraclupeidae Sorbinichthyidae
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (6: Wyoming collections)
• Cretaceous of Canada (6: Alberta), Equatorial Guinea (1), Italy (2), Japan (3), Lebanon (1), Mexico (4), Morocco (1), Palestinian Territory (1), Spain (1)
Total: 26 collections including 34 occurrences