Osteichthyes - Cypriniformes - Catostomidae
Alternative spelling: Catostominae
Parent taxon: Cobitoidei according to R. van der Laan 2019
See also Alvarado-Ortega et al. 2006, Betancur et al. 2013, Fierstine et al. 2012, Grande 1984, Hay 1902, Holman et al. 1986, Jordan 1963, Nelson et al. 2016 and Wilson 1967
Sister taxa: Balitoridae, Barbuccidae, Botiidae, Cobitidae, Ellopostomatidae, Gastromyzontidae, Gyrinocheilidae, Jianghanichthyidae, Nemacheilidae, Serpenticobitidae, Vaillantellidae
Subtaxa: Amyzon Carpiodes Catostomini Catostomus Chasmistes Cycleptinae Erimyzontini Ictiobinae Moxostomatini Myxocyprininae Thoburniini Xyrauchen
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Canada (2: Northwest Territories, Quebec collections), Mexico (1), United States (11: California, Kansas, Michigan, South Dakota, Texas, Virginia)
• Blancan of Mexico (1), United States (6: California, Nevada)
• Pliocene of Mexico (1), United States (7: California, Oregon)
• Miocene of United States (1: Kansas)
• Oligocene of United States (1: Montana)
• Eocene to Oligocene of United States (1: Oregon)
• Eocene of Canada (4: British Columbia), China (1), United States (8: Colorado, Utah, Washington, Wyoming)
Total: 45 collections including 60 occurrences