†family Rhamphosidae Gill 1884 (ray-finned fish)
Osteichthyes - Syngnathiformes - Rhamphosidae
Parent taxon: Syngnathiformes according to R. van der Laan 2019
See also Bannikov 2014, Carnevale et al. 2014, Jordan 1963 and Pietsch 1978
Sister taxa: Aulorhamphidae, Aulostomidae, Aulostomoidea, Callionymoidei, Centriscidae, Dactylopteroidei, Fistularioididae, Gerpegezhidae, Macrorhamphosidae, Mulloidei, Paraeoliscidae, Parasynarcualidae, Pegasidae, Solenostomidae, Syngnathoidei, Urosphenidae
Subtaxa: Ramphosus
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Eocene of Italy (1 collection), the United Kingdom (1)
Total: 2 collections including 5 occurrences