Actinopteri - Aulopiformes - Dercetidae
Alternative combinations: Dercetis armatus, Leptotrachelus armatus
Full reference: W. von der Marck. 1863. Fossile Fische, Krebse und Pflanzen aus den Plattenkalken der jüngsten Kreide aus Westfalen. Palaeontographica 11:1-83
Belongs to Benthesikyme according to M. Chida et al. 2023
See also Alvarado-Ortega and Díaz-Cruz 2021, Goody 1969, Hay 1902, von der Marck 1863, von der Marck 1885 and Woodward 1901
Sister taxa: Benthesikyme gracilis, Benthesikyme rostralis, Benthesikyme serpentina, Leptotrachelus triqueter, Triaenaspis virgulatus
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Germany (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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