Actinopteri - Ichthyodectiformes
Parent taxon: Ichthyodectiformes according to T. Argyriou et al. 2022
See also Alvarado-Ortega 2004, Alvarado-Ortega and Brito 2009, Amalfitano et al. 2020 and Forey et al. 2003
Sister taxa: Aidachar, Allothrissopidae, Allothrissops, Antarctithrissops, Ascalabothrissops, Cavenderichthys, Chuhsiungichthiidae, Chuhsiungichthys, Cladocyclidae, Cooyoo, Garganoichthys, Mesoclupea, Occithrissops, Ogunichthys, Pachythrissops, Proportheus, Sultanuvaisia, Thrissops, Unamichthys, Vallecillichthys
Subtaxa: Bardackichthyidae Ichthyodectidae Saurodontidae Unamichthyidae
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of Egypt (1 collection)
• Cretaceous of Canada (14: Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Saskatchewan), Croatia (4), Egypt (1), France (2), Germany (1), Greece (1), Italy (3), Jordan (1), Kazakhstan (1), Lebanon (2), Mexico (2), Morocco (1), the Russian Federation (2), Slovenia (1), Spain (1), Sweden (1), Switzerland (2), the United Kingdom (2), United States (57: Alabama, Colorado, Delaware, Georgia, Kansas, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Jersey, North Carolina, North Dakota, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Wyoming), Uzbekistan (2), Venezuela (2)
• Jurassic of France (1)
Total: 105 collections including 135 occurrences