†Rhacolepis Agassiz 1843 (ray-finned fish)
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Osteichthyes - Elopiformes - Elopidae
Full reference: L. Agassiz. 1843. Recherches Sur Les Poissons Fossiles. Tome II, IIe Partie (17me livraison) 73-336
Parent taxon: Elopidae according to A. S. Woodward 1901
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Anaethalion, Ctenodentelops, Ectasis, Elops, Elopsomolos, Esocelops, Hemielopopsis, Ichthyemidion, Lastroichthys, Notelops, Palelops, Paraelops, Paratarpon, Parelops, Protelops, Thrissopteroides
Subtaxa: Rhacolepis buccalis Rhacolepis latus Rhacolepis olfersii
Type: Amblypterus olfersi
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Brazil (7 collections), Mexico (1)
Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence
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