†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

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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

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