Actinopteri - Ophidiiformes - Ophidiidae
Alternative spelling: Sirembini
Parent taxon: Ophidiidae according to W. Schwarzhans and A. Bratischko 2011
See also Steurbaut 1984
Sister taxa: Aequalobythites, Ampheristus, Bassozetus, Chilara, Fierasfer, Genypterinae, Hoplobrotula, Hoplobrotuloides, Lepophidium, Neobythites, Neobythitinae, Nolfophidion, Ophidiidarum, Ophidiinae, Ophidion, Ophidium voltianum, Otophidium, Pseudaequalobythites, Sirembola, Zonobythites
Subtaxa: Gadophycis Preophidion Sirembinorum Sirembo
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore-parasite
Distribution:
• Miocene of New Zealand (1 collection)
• Oligocene of New Zealand (1)
• Eocene of France (1), Germany (1), United States (9: Louisiana, Texas)
• Paleocene of Ukraine (1)
• Tertiary of United States (1: Mississippi)
Total: 15 collections including 21 occurrences