After Nelson, 1994, Bannikov & Tyler, 1995, and Tyler & Bannikov, 1997
<==o “Acanthuroidea” (välskärikalojensukuiset) |-- Zanelus ?canescens [Z. cornutus (Linnaeus, 1758)] [Zanclidae] (sarvikala; Moorish idol) `--o Acanthuridae Rafinesque, 1810 (välskärikalat) |?- †Apostasella [Apostasis] Olig. Mioc. Eu. |?- †Eolabroides M. Eoc. Eu. |?- †Parapygaeus polyacanthus U. Eoc. Eu. |?- †Protautoga Mioc. NA. U. Tert. SA. |?- †Pseudosphaerodon Eoc. Eu. |?- †Pygaeus Eoc. Eu. |?- †Tylerichthys nuchalis M. Eoc. Eu. |?-+-- †Eozanclus brevirostris M. Eoc. Eu. | `--o Zauchus M. Eoc. Eu. R. Oc. | `-- Z. cornutus |-- Nasinae Smith, 1955 `-- Acanthurinae (varsinaiset välskärikalat)
Reference(s):
- Carroll, R. L., 1988: Vertebrate paleontology and evolution.
–W. H. Freeman and company, New York, 1988, 698 - Carroll, R. L., 1988: Appendix. 594-648
in Carroll, R. L., 1988: Vertebrate paleontology and evolution.
–W. H. Freeman and company, New York, 1988, 698 - Frickhinger, K. A., 1995: Fossil Atlas – Fishes.
–Mergus – Publishers for Natural History and Pet Books, Hans A. Baensch, Malle, Germany, 1-1088 - Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds), 2001: FishBase.
–iNet: www.fishbase.org - Lahti, S., Malmström, K. K., Koli, L., Leikola, A., Syrjämäki, J. & Lahti, J., 1980: Zoo, Suuri Eläinkirja 5: Kalat, sammakkoeläimet, matelijat.
–Werner Söderström Osakeyhtiö, Porvoo-Helsinki-Juva, 1980.
Original work [in French]: Beauté Du Monde Animal: IX Reptiles/Amphibiens & X Poissons.
–Rizzoli Editore, Milano, 1968. - Nelson, J. S., 1994: Fishes of the world.
–John Wiley & Sons Inc., New York, 1994, xx-600 - Tyler, J. C., 2000: Arambourgthurus, a new genus of hypurostegic surgeonfish (Acanthuridae) from the Oligocene of Iran, with a phylogeny of the Nasinae.
–Geodiversitas: Vol. 22, #4, pp. 525-537