Parent taxon: Osteichthyes according to R. L. Wilson 1967
See also Jordan 1963
Sister taxa: Actinopterygii, Actinopterygii, Andreolepididae, Cephaloxeniformes, Crenilepis, Cyclotomodon, Dialipiniformes, Ganoidei, Histiothrissinae, Iniomi, Lophosteidae, Naxilepis, Pattonia, Pattonia couttsi, Preophiodon, Sarcopterygii, Sparalepis, Tythonichthys, Hypostomata, Teleostomata, Ptilichnus, Argentinoideorum, Aspidoganoidei, Azygostei, Charitosaurus, Chrondroterygia, Lepidoleprus, Otolithopsis, Malacostomata, Dipneusta, Percidarum, Rhytiodus
Subtaxa: Beckius Coregonus Parastenodus
Ecology: planktonic suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Canada (2: Northwest Territories, Yukon collections), the Russian Federation (1), United States (1: Michigan)
• Eocene of United States (3: California)
Total: 7 collections including 11 occurrences