Actinopteri - Ichthyodectiformes - Ichthyodectidae
Alternative spelling: Ichthyodectinae
Parent taxon: Ichthyodectoidei according to L. Taverne 2008
See also Applegate 1970, Cavin et al. 2013, Cumbaa et al. 2006, Forey et al. 2003, Hay 1902, Jordan 1963, Nelson et al. 2016, Schwimmer et al. 1997, Shimada et al. 2006 and Thurmond and Jones 1981
Sister taxa: Bardackichthyidae, Saurodontidae, Unamichthyidae
Subtaxa: Faugichthys Furloichthys Ghrisichthys Ichthyodectes Portheus Xiphactinus
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Canada (13: Alberta, Manitoba, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Saskatchewan collections), Egypt (1), France (2), Germany (1), Italy (1), Jordan (1), Lebanon (2), Morocco (1), Spain (1), Sweden (1), Tajikistan (1), United States (51: Alabama, Colorado, Delaware, Georgia, Kansas, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Jersey, North Carolina, North Dakota, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Wyoming), Uzbekistan (2), Venezuela (2)
• Jurassic of France (1)
Total: 81 collections including 89 occurrences