†order Ellimmichthyiformes Grande 1982 (ray-finned fish)
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 G. Marramà and G. Carnevale 2023
See also Alvarado-Ortega and Ovalles-Damián 2008, Forey et al. 2003, Grande 1982, Long 2011, Nelson et al. 2016 and Than-Marchese et al. 2024
Sister taxa: Leufuichthys, Ornategulum, Ranulfoichthys, Scombroclupea
Subtaxa: Armigatidae Armigatoidei Codoichthys Ellimmichthyidae Ellimmichthyoidei Guiclupea Horseshoeichthys Paraclupeidae Scutatuspinosidae Scutatuspinosus Sorbinichthyidae Sorbinichthyoidei
Ecology: nektonic carnivore