Suborder Dactylopteroidei (ray-finned fish)

Actinopteri - Syngnathiformes

Parent taxon: Syngnathiformes according to R. Betancur et al. 2013

Sister taxa: Aulorhamphidae, Aulostomidae, Aulostomoidea, Callionymoidei, Centriscidae, Fistularioididae, Macrorhamphosidae, Mulloidei, Paraeoliscidae, Parasynarcualidae, Pegasidae, Rhamphosidae, Solenostomidae, Syngnathoidei, Urosphenidae

Subtaxa: Dactylopteridae

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Ecology: nektonic omnivore

Distribution:

• Pliocene to Pleistocene of Italy (1 collection)

• Pliocene of Cyprus (1), Greece (1), Italy (2)

Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence

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