†subfamily Synodontinae Gill 1861 (ray-finned fish)
Osteichthyes - Aulopiformes - Synodontidae
Parent taxon: Synodontidae according to D. J. Cicimurri et al. 2025
Sister taxa: Ausonasynodus, Saurida, Synodontidarum
Subtaxa: Synodus
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (2: Georgia collections)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of Italy (1)
• Pliocene of Italy (1), United States (1: Florida)
• Miocene of Algeria (1), France (3), Italy (5)
• Oligocene of United States (1: Alabama)
• Eocene of United States (1: Mississippi)
Total: 16 collections including 17 occurrences