Subfamily Criniferinae Verheyen 1956 (turacos)
Aves - Cuculiformes - Musophagidae
Parent taxon: Musophagidae according to J. del Hoyo et al. 2014
Sister taxa: Corythaeolinae, Musophaga, Musophaginae, Promusophaga
Subtaxa: Corythaixoides Crinifer Criniferoides
Ecology: volant frugivore
Distribution: found only at Quarry M (Jebel Qatrani Formation) (Oligocene of Egypt)