Full reference: P. M. Brito and J. Alvarado-Ortega. 2013. Cipactlichthys scutatus, gen. nov., sp. nov. a new Halecomorph (Neopterygii, Holostei) from the Lower Cretaceous Tlayua Formation of Mexico. PLoS One 8(e73551)
Parent taxon: Halecomorphi according to P. M. Brito and J. Alvarado-Ortega 2013
See also Cantalice et al. 2019
Sister taxa: Allolepidotus, Gigantodontidae, Ionoscopiformes, Isopholidae, Ophiopsiformes, Ophiopsiidae, Panxianichthyiformes, Parasemionotiformes, Pholidophorus curionii, Pholidophorus oblongus, Pingolepidae, Praesemionotidae, Prosantichthys
Subtaxa: Cipactlichthys scutatus
Type: Cipactlichthys scutatus
Ecology: planktonic suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Tlayúa Quarry (IGM, general) (Cretaceous of Mexico)
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