†subfamily Macrourinae Bonaparte 1832 (grenadiers)
Osteichthyes - Gadiformes - Macrouridae
Parent taxon: Macrouridae according to C.-H. Lin et al. 2017
See also Lin et al. 2017, Schwarzhans 1978, Schwarzhans 1980 and Schwarzhans et al. 2017
Sister taxa: Amblygoniolepidus, Bolbocara, Calilepidus, Coelorhynchus, Coelorinchus, Coryphaenoides, Homeocoryphaenoides, Homeomacrurus, Homeonezumia, Hymenocephalus, Lepidorhynchus, Leptacantholepidus, Macrourus, Nezumia, Oxygoniolepidus, Promacrurus, Pyknolepidus, Razelainia, Trachyrincinae, Trachyrincus
Subtaxa: Morigadus Ventrifossa
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Japan (1 collection)
• Miocene of Japan (1), New Zealand (1)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence