Family Atherinopsidae Fitzinger 1873 (silverside)
Osteichthyes - Atheriniformes - Atherinopsidae
Parent taxon: Atherinopsoidei according to R. van der Laan 2019
See also Betancur et al. 2013, Fierstine et al. 2012 and Nelson et al. 2016
Sister taxa: none
Subtaxa: Atherinops Atherinopsis Leuresthes Zanteclites
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (2: California collections)
• Pliocene of United States (1: California)
• Miocene of United States (3: California)
Total: 6 collections including 8 occurrences