Actinopteri - Ichthyodectiformes - Ichthyodectidae
Parent taxon: Ichthyodectidae according to L. Cavin et al. 2013
See also Applegate 1970, Bardack and Sprinkle 1969, Cumbaa et al. 2006, Fielitz 1996, Hay 1902, Sepkoski 2002, Shimada et al. 2006, Thurmond and Jones 1981 and Woodward 1901
Sister taxa: Faugichthys, Furloichthys, Ghrisichthys, Portheus, Xiphactinus
Subtaxa: Ichthyodectes acanthicus Ichthyodectes anaides Ichthyodectes arcuatus Ichthyodectes cruentus Ichthyodectes ctenodon Ichthyodectes elegans Ichthyodectes goodeanus Ichthyodectes hamatus Ichthyodectes libanicus Ichthyodectes minor Ichthyodectes multidentatus Ichthyodectes parvus Ichthyodectes perniciosus Ichthyodectes prognathus Ichthyodectes tenuidens
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Canada (7: Alberta, Manitoba, Northwest Territories, Saskatchewan collections), Lebanon (2), United States (7: Alabama, Colorado, Kansas, South Dakota, Texas, Wyoming)
Total: 16 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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