Suborder Denticipitoidei (ray-finned fish)
Parent taxon: Clupeiformes according to R. van der Laan 2019
See also Betancur et al. 2013, Grande 1982 and Nelson et al. 2016
Sister taxa: Austroclupea, Chirocentroidea, Clupeoidei, Daitingichthys, Hacquetia, Pseudoellimma, Pseudohilsa, Santanaclupea
Subtaxa: Denticipitidae
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Mahenge (Eocene of Tanzania)