†suborder Chlorophthalmoidei (ray-finned fish)
Parent taxon: Myctophiformes according to A. M. Prokofiev 2006
Sister taxa: Myctophidae, Neoscopelidae, Sardinioididae, Sardinius, Synodontoidei
Subtaxa: Bathysauropsidae
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Italy (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence