Order Zeiformes Regan 1909 (ray-finned fish)
Parent taxon: Zeariae according to R. Betancur et al. 2013
See also Davesne et al. 2017, Long 2011, Nelson 2006, Nelson et al. 2016 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: none
Subtaxa: Archaeozeus Bajaichthyidae Cyttidae Cyttoides Grammicolepididae Oreosomatidae Palaeocyttus Parazenidae Protozeus Zeidae Zeiformorum Zeniontidae
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of Italy (1 collection)
• Miocene of Algeria (2), Italy (4)
• Oligocene of the Czech Republic (1), Poland (2), the Russian Federation (1)
• Eocene of France (2), Italy (2)
• Paleocene of Denmark (1)
Total: 16 collections each including a single occurrence