†Rhynchodercetis gortanii d'Erasmo 1946 (ray-finned fish)
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Osteichthyes - Aulopiformes - Dercetidae
Alternative combination: Leptotrachelus gortanii
Synonym: Rhynchodercetis acutissimus d'Erasmo 1952
Belongs to Rhynchodercetis according to M. Chida et al. 2023
See also Alvarado-Ortega and Díaz-Cruz 2021 and Goody 1969
Sister taxa: Rhynchodercetis hakelensis, Rhynchodercetis yovanovitchi
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Comen (BMNH collection) (Cretaceous of Slovenia)
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