Osteichthyes - Acanthopterygii
Alternative spelling: Mugilomorpha
Parent taxon: Ovalentaria according to R. van der Laan 2019
See also Betancur et al. 2013 and Long 2011
Sister taxa: Ambassidae, Atherinomorphae, Blenniomorphae, Callionymiformes, Cichlomorphae, Congrogadidae, Cylindracanthus, Embiotocidae, Grammatidae, Icosteiformes, Moroniformes, Opisthognathidae, Plesiopidae, Polycentridae, Pomacentridae, Pseudochromidae, Scombrolabraciformes, Trachiniformes
Subtaxa: Mugiliformes
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Haweran of New Zealand (1 collection)
• Quaternary of Japan (1), Spain (1), United States (7: California, Florida, Georgia)
• Pliocene of Jamaica (1), New Zealand (2), United States (1: Florida)
• Miocene of Algeria (1), Azerbaijan (1), Czechia (2), Italy (4), Kazakhstan (1), Panama (1), the Russian Federation (1), Venezuela (2)
• Oligocene to Miocene of the Russian Federation (1)
• Oligocene of France (1), Japan (1)
• Eocene of France (1)
• Cretaceous of United States (1: Kansas)
Total: 32 collections including 36 occurrences