†Thorectichthys Murray and Wilson 2013 (ray-finned fish)
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Osteichthyes - Ellimmichthyiformes - Paraclupeidae
Parent taxon: Paraclupeidae according to B. A. Than-Marchese et al. 2024
Sister taxa: Ellimichthys, Ellimmichthyinae, Ellimminae, Eoellimmichthys, Paraclupeinae, Scutatuspinosinae, Scutatuspinosus, Thorectichthyinae, Triplomystus, Tycheroichthys
Subtaxa: Thorectichthys fideli Thorectichthys marocensis Thorectichthys rhadinus
Type: Thorectichthys marocensis
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Mexico (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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