Actinopteri - Tselfatiiformes - Plethodidae
Synonyms: Bananogmiidae Applegate 1970, Tselfatiidae Arambourg 1954
Parent taxon: Tselfatiiformes according to T. El Hossny et al. 2023
See also Amalfitano et al. 2020, Applegate 1970, Cumbaa et al. 2006, Nelson et al. 2016, Patterson 1964, Shimada et al. 2006, Taverne 2000 and Thurmond and Jones 1981
Sister taxa: Eoplethodus, Protobramidae, Pseudanogmius
Subtaxa: Bananogmius Dixonanogmius Moorevillia Niobrara Paranogmius Pentanogmius Plethodus Rhamphoichthys Tselfatia Zanclites
Type: Plethodus
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Paleocene of United States (1: Illinois collection)
• Cretaceous to Paleogene of United States (1: New Jersey)
• Cretaceous of Canada (3: Manitoba, Saskatchewan), Croatia (2), Egypt (3), Germany (2), Italy (5), Lebanon (1), Mexico (2), Morocco (1), Myanmar (1), United States (21: Alabama, Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota, Texas)
Total: 43 collections including 48 occurrences