†family Zaphlegidae David 1943 (ray-finned fish)
Actinopteri - Scombriformes - Zaphlegidae
Full reference: L. R. David. 1943. Miocene Fishes of Southern California. Geological Society of America Special Paper 43:1-187
Parent taxon: Trichiuriformes according to L. R. David 1943
Sister taxa: none
Subtaxa: Zaphleges
Ecology: nektonic omnivore
Distribution: found only at Lompoc Quarry (Miocene of California)