†order Lampriformes (ray-finned fish)
Parent taxon: Lampripterygii according to R. van der Laan 2019
See also Fierstine et al. 2012, Long 2011 and Nelson et al. 2016
Sister taxa: Aipichthyidae, Aipichthyoididae, Pharmacichthyidae, Pycnosteroididae
Subtaxa: Lampridae Lophotidae Palaeocentrotidae Radiicephalidae Veliferidae
Ecology: planktonic suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (1: California collection)
• Oligocene of Germany (1), Kazakhstan (1), the Russian Federation (1)
• Eocene of Georgia (1), Iran (1), Italy (1)
Total: 7 collections including 11 occurrences