Parent taxon: Teleostei according to R. Betancur et al. 2013
Sister taxa: Acanthopteri, Acregoliath, Amphiuma nordica, Araripchthyiformes, Asiatolepis, Bathyclupeiformes, Catosteomi, Chongichthyidae, Chromides, Clupeocephala, Crossognathiformes, Discocephali, Dorsetichthyiformes, Elopomorpha, Euteleosteii, Gasterosteiformes, Gobioidea, Ichthyodectiformes, Jinanichthys, Jugulares, Leptolepidiformes, Leucichthyops, Longdeichthys, Luisiella, Lyopomi, Malacopteri, Opisthomi, Osteoglossocephalai, Osteoglossomorpha, Osteossomorpha, Paralycoptera, Pediculati, Percomorphacea, Pharyngognathi, Pholidophoriformes, Polymyxiomorpha, Scorpaeniformes, Sorbinicharacidae, Stephanoberyciformes, Symbranchia, Teleocephala, Teleosteorum, Todiltia, Tonghuaichthys, Tselfatiiformes, Xenopterygii, Ypsiloichthys
Subtaxa: Elopocephala
Ecology: planktonic suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Rosarito Quarry (Cretaceous of Venezuela)