Actinopteri - Perciformes - Scorpaenidae
Alternative spelling: Sebastodes
Parent taxon: Sebastes according to Barsukov 1989
See also David 1943, Hay 1902, Jordan 1907, Jordan and Gilbert 1919, Schwarzhans 1985 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Sebastes (Rosicola), Sebastes (Sebastomus), Sebastes apostates, Sebastes eos, Sebastes goodei, Sebastes ineziae, Sebastes jordani, Sebastes miniatus, Sebastes paucispinis, Sebastes rosae, Sebastes serranoides
Subtaxa: Sebastes (Sebastodes) davidi Sebastes (Sebastodes) defitnetus Sebastes (Sebastodes) thermophilus Sebastes (Sebastodes) velox Sebastodes (Sebastoessus) Sebastodes fissicostatus
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (2: California collections)
• Pliocene of Australia (1), United States (1: California)
• Miocene of Australia (1), United States (1: California)
• Eocene of the United Kingdom (1)
Total: 7 collections including 12 occurrences