†family Rhamphognathidae Bannikov 2008 (ray-finned fish)
Osteichthyes - Acanthopterygii - Rhamphognathidae
Parent taxon: Atherinomorphae according to R. van der Laan 2019
See also Bannikov 2014 and Carnevale et al. 2014
Sister taxa: Atherinea, Atheriniformes, Beloniformes, Cyprinodontea, Cyprinodontiformes, Mesogasteridae
Subtaxa: Rhamphognathus
Ecology: planktonic suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Monte Bolca, Pesciara (general) (Eocene of Italy)