Family Trichomycteridae (catfish)
Actinopteri - Siluriformes - Trichomycteridae
Parent taxon: Loricaroidei according to R. Betancur et al. 2013
See also Nelson et al. 2016
Sister taxa: Astroblepidae, Callichthyidae, Loricariidae, Nematogenyidae
Subtaxa: Copionodontinae Glanapteryginae Sarcoglanidinae Stegophilinae Trichogeninae Trichomycterinae Tridentinae Vandelliinae
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Argentina (4 collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence