†family Varialepididae Minikh 1990 (ray-finned fish)
Osteichthyes - Elonichthyiformes - Varialepididae
Parent taxon: Elonichthyiformes according to A. S. Bakaev et al. 2020
See also Ivanov et al. 2013
Sister taxa: Acrolepidae, Acrolepididae, Eigiliidae, Elonichthyidae, Gonatodidae, Samarichthys
Subtaxa: Varialepis
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Tatarian of the Russian Federation (4 collections)
• Permian of the Russian Federation (22), United States (5: Texas)
Total: 31 collections including 34 occurrences