Suborder Osteoglossoidei (ray-finned fish)
PaleoDB taxon number: 133508
Alternative spelling: Osteoglossoidea
Parent taxon: Clupeiformes according to D. L. Frizzell and J. H. Dante 1965
Sister taxa: Anchoa, Austroclupea, Chirocentroidea, Clupeoidei, Daitingichthys, Denticipitoidei, Gasteroclupea, Hacquetia, Harengula, Ilisha, Pseudoellimma, Pseudohilsa, Sardinops, Sarmatella, Stolephorus
Subtaxa: Clupisudidae
Ecology: nektonic carnivore