Osteichthyes - Acanthuriformes - Lutjanidae
Alternative spelling: Lutianidae
Parent taxon: Acanthuriformes according to O. Aguilera et al. 2025
See also Bannikov 2014, Betancur et al. 2013, Carnevale et al. 2014, Casier 1966, Cicimurri et al. 2025, Jordan 1963 and Nelson et al. 2016
Sister taxa: Acanthonemidae, Acanthuridae, Acanthuroidei, Luvaridae, Massalongiidae, Sciaenoidei, Zanclidae
Subtaxa: Apsilinae Etelinae Etelinus Goujetia Lessinia Lutjaninae Ottaviania Veranichthys
Ecology: planktonic suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of the Marshall Islands (2 collections), Turks and Caicos Islands (1), United States (2: Louisiana, Virginia)
• Pliocene of Jamaica (1)
• Miocene of Australia (1), Mexico (1), Panama (4), United States (2: California, Florida), Venezuela (2)
• Oligocene of United States (1: Mississippi)
• Eocene of France (1), Italy (2), the United Kingdom (4), United States (2: Alabama, Louisiana)
Total: 26 collections including 37 occurrences