†family Sphenocephalidae Patterson 1964 (ray-finned fish)

Osteichthyes - Sphenocephaliformes - Sphenocephalidae

Full reference: C. Patterson. 1964. A review of Mesozoic acanthopterygian fishes, with special reference to those of the English Chalk. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London (Series B) 247(739):213-482

Parent taxon: Sphenocephaliformes according to M. G. Newbrey et al. 2013

See also Nelson et al. 2016 and Patterson 1964

Sister taxa: none

Subtaxa: Sphenocephalus Xenyllion

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Ecology: planktonic suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Germany (2 collections), Mexico (1)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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