Suborder Denticipitoidei (ray-finned fish)
Parent taxon: Clupeiformes according to R. Betancur-R et al. 2013
See also Grande 1982
Sister taxa: Anchoa, Austroclupea, Chirocentroidea, Clupeoidei, Daitingichthys, Gasteroclupea, Hacquetia, Harengula, Ilisha, Osteoglossoidei, Pseudoellimma, Pseudohilsa, Sardinops, Sarmatella, Stolephorus
Subtaxa: Denticipitidae Paleodenticeps
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Denticipitoidei in the database