Actinopteri - Elopiformes - Elopidae
Parent taxon: Elopiformes according to R. Betancur et al. 2013
See also Applegate 1970, Casier 1966, Estes 1964, Estes and Berberian 1970, Fierstine et al. 2012, Forey 1973, Forey et al. 2003, Jordan 1921, Jordan 1963, Lin et al. 2017, Nelson et al. 2016, Peng et al. 2001, Purdy et al. 2001, Thurmond and Jones 1981 and Woodward 1901
Sister taxa: Albuloidei, Antofagastaichthys, Carsothrissops, Coryphaenopsis, Dactylopogon, Davichthys, Echinelops, Eichstaettia, Elopoidei, Epaelops, Flindersichthys, Lyrolepis, Megalopidae, Ostariostoma, Phyllodontidae
Subtaxa: Anaethalion Ctenodentelops Ectasis Elops Elopsomolos Esocelops Hemielopopsis Ichthyemidion Lastroichthys Notelops Palelops Paraelops Paratarpon Parelops Protelops Rhacolepis Thrissopteroides
Type: Elops
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Turks and Caicos Islands (1 collection), United States (1: Georgia)
• Pliocene of United States (1: California)
• Oligocene of Germany (1)
• Eocene of France (3), the United Kingdom (1), United States (1: Texas)
• Cretaceous of Belgium (1), Brazil (9), Canada (4: Alberta, Saskatchewan), Croatia (2), Germany (1), Italy (1), Lebanon (2), Mexico (1), New Zealand (1), the Russian Federation (1), Spain (1), the United Kingdom (1), United States (18: Alabama, Arizona, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming)
• Jurassic of France (1), Germany (4)
Total: 57 collections including 69 occurrences