†subfamily Ophidiinae Rafinesque 1810 (ray-finned fish)
Actinopteri - Ophidiiformes - Ophidiidae
Parent taxon: Ophidiidae according to P. Oyanadel-Urbina et al. 2021
See also Schwarzhans 1980 and Steurbaut 1984
Sister taxa: Aequalobythites, Ampheristus, Bassozetus, Chilara, Fierasfer, Genypterinae, Hoplobrotula, Hoplobrotuloides, Lepophidium, Neobythites, Neobythitinae, Nolfophidion, Ophidiidarum, Ophidion, Ophidium voltianum, Otophidium, Pseudaequalobythites, Sirembinae, Sirembola, Zonobythites
Subtaxa: Lepophidiini
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore-parasite
Distribution:
• Mangapanian of New Zealand (1 collection)
• Pliocene of New Zealand (1)
• Miocene of Argentina (2), Chile (1)
• Eocene of France (1), United States (2: Texas)
Total: 8 collections including 9 occurrences