†subfamily Apogoninae Günther 1859 (Cardinalfish)
Actinopteri - Kurtiformes - Apogonidae
Parent taxon: Apogonidae according to A. F. Bannikov and T. H. Fraser 2016
See also Steurbaut 1984
Sister taxa: Apogon, Apogonidarum, Apogoniscus, Bolcapogon, Eoapogon, Eosphaeramia, Eritima, Foa, Serranidarum, Xeneretmus
Subtaxa: Leptolumamia
Ecology: nektonic omnivore
Distribution: found only at Monte Postale, Monte Bolca (Museo di Storia Naturale di Verona collection) (Eocene of Italy)