Actinopteri - Beloniformes - Hemiramphidae
Alternative spelling: Hemirhamphidae
Parent taxon: Exocoetoidei according to R. Betancur et al. 2013
See also Bannikov 2014, Carnevale et al. 2014, David 1943, Fierstine et al. 2012, Gaemers 1984, Jordan 1963, Nelson et al. 2016, Přikryl et al. 2016 and Schwarzhans 2007
Sister taxa: Belonidae, Exocoetidae, Scomberesocidae, Zenarchopteridae
Subtaxa: Ectomirhamphus Euleptorhamphus Hemiramphus Hemirhamphidarum Hyporhamphus Rogenites Zelosis
Ecology: nektonic omnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Japan (1 collection)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of Italy (1)
• Pliocene of Italy (3), Jamaica (1)
• Miocene of the Czech Republic (2), France (1), Italy (1), the Russian Federation (1), United States (1: California)
• Oligocene of Belgium (1), Germany (2)
• Eocene of Germany (1), Italy (1), United States (6: California)
Total: 23 collections including 26 occurrences