†family Mesogasteridae (silverside)

Actinopteri - Atheriniformes - Mesogasteridae

Parent taxon: Atheriniformes according to G. Carnevale et al. 2014

See also Bannikov 2014

Sister taxa: Atherinidae, Atherinopsidae, Bedotiidae, Chirostoma, Colpichthys, Dentatherinidae, Isonidae, Melanotaeniidae, Menidia, Notocheiridae, Palaeoatherina, Phallostethidae, Pranesus, Pseudomugilidae, Rhamphognathidae, Stenatherina, Telmatherinidae

Subtaxa: Latellagnathus Mesogaster

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Ecology: nektonic omnivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of Italy (1 collection)

• Cretaceous of Germany (1)

Total: 2 collections including 3 occurrences

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