Actinopteri - Labriformes - Labridae
Parent taxon: Labridae according to R. Hanel et al. 2002
Sister taxa: Bellwoodilabrus, Bodianus, Cheilini, Crenilabrus, Eocoris, Hypsigenyini, Julidini, Labrichthyini, Labrinae, Labrobolcus, Labrodon, Labrus, Malapterus, Novaculini, Nummopalatus, Paralabrus, Phyllopharyngodon, Platylaemus, Protautoga, Pseudocheilini, Pseudolabrini, Pseudosphaerodon, Pseudovomer, Scarini, Semicossyphus, Symphodus, Taurinichthys, Trigonodontinae, Wainwrightilabrus, Zorzinilabrus
Subtaxa: Acantholabrus Centrolabrus Lappanella Tautoga Tautogolabrus
Type: Labrus
Ecology: nektonic omnivore
Distribution:
• Pliocene of United States (1: North Carolina collection)
• Miocene of United States (1: Virginia)
Total: 2 collections including 3 occurrences