†subfamily Paralbulinae Estes 1969 (ray-finned fish)

Actinopteri - Elopiformes - Phyllodontidae

Full reference: R. J. Estes. 1969. Studies on Fossil Phyllodont Fishes: Interrelationships and Evolution in the Phyllodontidae (Albuloidei) . Copeia 2:317-331

Parent taxon: Phyllodontidae according to J. Peng et al. 2001

See also Case and Schwimmer 1988

Sister taxa: Egertonia, Paralbula, Phyllodontinae, Phyllodus

Subtaxa: Pseudoegertonia

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Type: Paralbula

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous to Paleogene of United States (1: Arkansas collection)

• Cretaceous of Jordan (1), Mexico (1), Morocco (2), Spain (1), United States (1: New Mexico)

Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence

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