Parent taxon: Beloniformes according to R. van der Laan 2019
Sister taxa: Adrianichthyoidei, Cobitopsidae, Exocoetoidei, Forficidae, Hemilampronites, Tselfatoidei
Subtaxa: Belonidae Exocoetidae Hemiramphidae Zenarchopteridae
Ecology: nektonic omnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Japan (1 collection), the Marshall Islands (2), Turks and Caicos Islands (1)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of Italy (1)
• Pliocene of Greece (3), Italy (6), Jamaica (2), Taiwan (1), United States (1: Florida)
• Miocene of Algeria (2), Czechia (2), France (1), Italy (5), the Russian Federation (1), United States (4: California)
• Oligocene of Belgium (1), Germany (2)
• Eocene of Germany (1), Italy (1), United States (9: California, Louisiana)
Total: 47 collections including 59 occurrences