†family Spaniodontidae Jordan 1905 (ray-finned fish)
Osteichthyes - Osmeriformes - Spaniodontidae
Parent taxon: Osmeriformes according to R. van der Laan 2019
Sister taxa: Allosmerus, Carpathichthys, Enoplophthalmus, Maulisia, Nybelinoides, Opisthoproctus, Osmeroidei, Retropinnoidei
Subtaxa: Spaniodon
Type: Spaniodon
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
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