†subfamily Dentinae (ray-finned fish)
Actinopteri - Spariformes - Sparidae
Parent taxon: Sparidae according to E. Casier 1966
Sister taxa: Abromasta, Denticinae, Diplodus, Ellaserrata, Plectrites, Pseudosparnodus, Rythmias, Sargus, Sciaenurus, Sparidarum, Sparnodus
Subtaxa: Podocephalus Sciaenuropsis
Ecology: nektonic omnivore
Distribution: found only at Isle of Sheppey (BMNH collection) (Eocene of the United Kingdom)