Osteichthyes - Cypriniformes - Cyprinidae

Synonym: Varhostichthys Obrhelová 1969

Parent taxon: Cyprinidae according to J. Gaudant et al. 2018

See also Gaudant 1996

Sister taxa: Acrocheilus, Alisodon, Amblypharyngodon, Amyzon, Aspius, Barbinae, Barbus, Cultrinae, Cyprininae, Cyprinion, Cyprinus, Danioninae, Ecocarpia, Esox destructus, Gila, Gobio, Gobioninae, Hexapsephus, Idadon, Iquius, Labeoninae, Lavinia, Leuciscinae, Leuciscus, Mylocyprinus, Nemachilus, Opsariichthyinae, Orthodon, Palaeoleuciscus, Palaeotinca, Phoxininae, Planktophaga, Ptychocheilus, Puntius, Rhodeus, Rutilus, Scardinius, Siphateles, Squaliobarbinae, Thynichthys, Tinca, Xenocyprinae

Subtaxa: Protothymallus elongata

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Ecology: nektonic omnivore

Distribution: found only at Aix-en-Provence (unspecified collection) (Oligocene of France)

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