Actinopteri - Aulopiformes - Dercetidae
Parent taxon: Ichthyotringoidei according to J. Amalfitano et al. 2020
See also Applegate 1970, Casier 1965, Forey et al. 2003, Goody 1969, Hay 1902, Jordan 1963, Nelson et al. 2016, Thurmond and Jones 1981, Weems 1999 and Woodward 1901
Sister taxa: Apateopholidae, Ichthyotringidae, Ursichthys
Subtaxa: Anguillavus hackberryensis Apuliadercetis Benthesikyme Brazilodercetis Candelarhynchus Caudadercetis Cyranichthys Dercetis Dercetis latiscutatus Dercetis maximus Dercetis reussi Dercetoides Hastichthys Kwangodercetis Leccedercetis Nardodercetis Ophidercetis Paradercetis Pelargorhynchus Rhynchodercetis Scandiadercetis Stratodus
Type: Dercetis
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of Mali (1 collection)
• Cretaceous of Belgium (2), Canada (4: Alberta), Colombia (1), Germany (5), Greece (3), Israel (2), Italy (3), Jordan (2), Lebanon (11), Mali (1), Mexico (7), Morocco (7), the Netherlands (1), Niger (4), Palestine (1), the Russian Federation (1), Slovenia (1), Syria (3), the United Kingdom (11), United States (5: Alabama, Nebraska)
Total: 76 collections including 87 occurrences