Ichthyodectes perniciosus Cope 1874 (ray-finned fish)

Actinopteri - Ichthyodectiformes - Ichthyodectidae

Alternative combination: Protosphyraena perniciosa

Full reference: E. D. Cope. 1874. Review of the Vertebrata of the Cretaceous Period found west of the Mississippi River. Bulletin of the United States Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories, First Series 2:3-48

Belongs to Ichthyodectes according to E. D. Cope 1874

See also Hay 1902

Sister taxa: 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 prognathus, Ichthyodectes tenuidens

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Ichthyodectes perniciosus in the database

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