Osteichthyes - Aulopiformes - Dercetidae
Parent taxon: Dercetidae according to J. Alvarado-Ortega and J. A. Díaz-Cruz 2021
Sister taxa: Anguillavus hackberryensis, Antarctichthys, Apuliadercetis, Benthesikyme, Brazilodercetis, Candelarhynchus, Caudadercetis, Cyranichthys, Dercetis, Dercetis latiscutatus, Dercetis maximus, Dercetis reussi, Dercetoides, Kwangodercetis, Leccedercetis, Nardodercetis, Ophidercetis, Paradercetis, Pelargorhynchus, Rhynchodercetis, Scandiadercetis, Stratodus
Subtaxa: Hastichthys gracilis Hastichthys regio Hastichthys totonacus
Type: Rhynchodercetis gracilis
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Lebanon (1 collection), Mexico (3), Palestine (1)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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