Subfamily Ranicipinae (ray-finned fish)
Actinopteri - Gadiformes - Gadidae
Parent taxon: Gadidae according to P. A. M. Gaemers 1984
Sister taxa: Arnoldina, Arnoldites, Brosmius, Gadiculus, Gadidarum, Gadinae, Gadus, Gaidropsarus, Melanogrammus, Merlangiogadus, Merlangius, Microgadus, Micromesistius, Morrhua, Palaeomolva, Palimphemus, Phycinae, Progadus, Protocolliolus, Theragra, Trisopterus, Urophycis
Subtaxa: Palaeoraniceps
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Ruisbroek (Oligocene of Belgium)