Family Priacanthidae Günther 1859 (ray-finned fish)

Osteichthyes - Priacanthiformes - Priacanthidae

Parent taxon: Priacanthiformes according to R. van der Laan 2019

See also Bannikov 2014, Betancur et al. 2013, Carnevale et al. 2014, Danil'chenko 1960, Danil'chenko 1980, Jordan 1963, Nelson et al. 2016, Přikryl et al. 2016 and Weiler 1938

Sister taxon: Cepolidae

Subtaxa: Priacanthus Pristigenys

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Ecology:

Distribution:

• Miocene of Azerbaijan (1 collection), Czechia (2), France (2), Taiwan (1)

• Oligocene of Germany (1), Poland (1), Romania (2), the Russian Federation (2), United States (1: Louisiana)

• Eocene of Belgium (1), France (1), Germany (1), Indonesia (1), Italy (1), the United Kingdom (1), United States (2: California, Louisiana)

Total: 21 collections including 25 occurrences

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