Superorder Mugilomorphae (ray-finned fish)

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

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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

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