†family Aulostomidae (ray-finned fish)

Actinopteri - Syngnathiformes - Aulostomidae

Alternative spelling: Aulostomatidae

Synonym: Aulostomes [replaced name]

Parent taxon: Syngnathiformes according to J. S. Nelson et al. 2016

See also Bannikov 2014, Carnevale et al. 2014, Danil'chenko 1960, Pietsch 1978 and Roberts 1993

Sister taxa: Aulorhamphidae, Aulostomoidea, Callionymoidei, Centriscidae, Dactylopteroidei, Fistularioididae, Macrorhamphosidae, Mulloidei, Paraeoliscidae, Parasynarcualidae, Pegasidae, Rhamphosidae, Solenostomidae, Syngnathoidei, Urosphenidae

Subtaxa: Aulostomus Eoaulostomus Jungersenichthys Macroaulostomus Solenognathus Synhypuralis Tyleria

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Ecology: nektonic omnivore

Distribution:

• Oligocene of Germany (1 collection), the Russian Federation (1)

• Eocene of Italy (1)

• Cretaceous of Lebanon (1)

Total: 4 collections including 11 occurrences

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