Actinopteri - Labriformes - Labridae
Parent taxon: Labridae according to M. W. Westneat and M. E. Alfaro 2005
Sister taxa: Bellwoodilabrus, Bodianus, Cheilini, Crenilabrus, Eocoris, Julidini, Labrichthyini, Labrinae, Labrini, Labrobolcus, Labrodon, Labrus, Malapterus, Novaculini, Nummopalatus, Paralabrus, Phyllopharyngodon, Platylaemus, Protautoga, Pseudocheilini, Pseudolabrini, Pseudosphaerodon, Pseudovomer, Scarini, Semicossyphus, Symphodus, Taurinichthys, Trigonodontinae, Wainwrightilabrus, Zorzinilabrus
Subtaxa: Achoerodus Choerodon Clepticus Lachnolaimus Neoodax Odax Pseudodax Xiphocheilus
Ecology: nektonic omnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Turks and Caicos Islands (1 collection)
• Pliocene of United States (1: Florida)
• Eocene of Romania (2)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence