Family Chirocentridae Cuvier and Valenciennes 1846 (herring)
Actinopteri - Clupeiformes - Clupeoidei
Parent taxon: Clupeoidei according to R. Betancur et al. 2013
See also Case and Schwimmer 1988, Grande 1982, Hay 1902, Jordan 1963, Nelson et al. 2016 and Woodward 1901
Sister taxa: Ancylostylidae, Clupavidae, Clupeidae, Clupeoidea, Cromeriidae, Dorosomidae, Dussumieriidae, Engraulidae, Engrauloidea, Erythrinolepidae, Macristiidae, Notogoneidae, Pristigasteridae
Subtaxa: Chirocentrus Platinx Spathodactylus
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of Italy (1 collection), Turkmenistan (1)
• Cretaceous of Croatia (1)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence