Osteichthyes - Syngnathiformes
Parent taxon: Syngnathiformes according to R. van der Laan 2019
See also Betancur et al. 2013
Sister taxa: Aulorhamphidae, Aulostomidae, Aulostomoidea, Centriscidae, Dactylopteroidei, Fistularioididae, Gerpegezhidae, Macrorhamphosidae, Mulloidei, Paraeoliscidae, Parasynarcualidae, Pegasidae, Rhamphosidae, Solenostomidae, Syngnathoidei, Urosphenidae
Subtaxa: Callionymidae Gilmourella
Ecology: planktonic suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Japan (1 collection)
• Pliocene of Taiwan (1)
• Miocene of India (1), Italy (2), Kazakhstan (1), New Zealand (1), Romania (1), the Russian Federation (1), Serbia (1)
• Waitakian of New Zealand (1)
• Eocene of Belgium (1), Italy (1), the United Kingdom (5)
Total: 18 collections including 21 occurrences