Actinopteri - Syngnathiformes - Aulostomidae
Alternative spelling: Aulostomatidae
Synonym: Aulostomes [replaced name]
Parent taxon: Syngnathiformes according to J. S. Nelson et al. 2016
See also Bannikov 2014, Carnevale et al. 2014, Danil'chenko 1960, Pietsch 1978 and Roberts 1993
Sister taxa: Aulorhamphidae, Aulostomoidea, Callionymoidei, Centriscidae, Dactylopteroidei, Fistularioididae, Macrorhamphosidae, Mulloidei, Paraeoliscidae, Parasynarcualidae, Pegasidae, Rhamphosidae, Solenostomidae, Syngnathoidei, Urosphenidae
Subtaxa: Aulostomus Eoaulostomus Jungersenichthys Macroaulostomus Solenognathus Synhypuralis Tyleria
Distribution:
• Oligocene of Germany (1 collection), the Russian Federation (1)
• Eocene of Italy (1)
• Cretaceous of Lebanon (1)
Total: 4 collections including 11 occurrences