†Xenyllion Wilson and Murray 1996 (ray-finned fish)
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Actinopteri - Sphenocephaliformes - Sphenocephalidae
Full reference: M. V. H. Wilson and A. M. Murray. 1996. Early Cenomanian acanthomorph teleost in the Cretaceous Fish Scale Zone, Albian/Cenomanian Boundary, Alberta, Canada. Mesozoic Fishes – Systematics and Paleoecology 369-382
Parent taxon: Sphenocephalidae according to M. G. Newbrey et al. 2013
Sister taxon: Sphenocephalus
Subtaxa: Xenyllion stewarti
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at San José de Gracia Quarry (Cretaceous of Mexico)
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