Actinopteri - Scombriformes - Pomatomidae
Parent taxon: Scombriformes according to R. Betancur et al. 2013
See also Bannikov 2014, Carnevale et al. 2014, Carnevale and Godfrey 2018, David 1943, Fierstine et al. 2012, Jordan 1963, Miya et al. 2013, Nelson et al. 2016, Purdy et al. 2001 and Weems 1999
Sister taxa: Amarsipidae, Ariommatidae, Bramidae, Caristiidae, Centrolophidae, Chiasmodontidae, Gempylidae, Icosteidae, Nomeidae, Scombridae, Scombroidei, Scombrolabracidae, Stromateidae, Tetragonuridae, Thunnidae, Trichiuridae
Subtaxa: Carangopsis Lophar Pomatomus Pseudoseriola Sullivanichthys
Ecology: nektonic omnivore
Distribution:
• Pliocene of United States (1: North Carolina collection)
• Miocene of United States (2: California)
• Eocene of Italy (1), United States (1: Virginia)
Total: 5 collections including 6 occurrences