Osteichthyes - Pycnodontiformes - Pycnodontidae
Parent taxon: Pycnodontidae according to F. J. Poyato-Ariza and S. Wenz 2002
See also Nursall 1996 and Woodward 1916
Sister taxa: Acrotemnus, Agoultpycnodus, Anomoeodus, Athrodon, Brauccipycnodus, Callodus, Coelodus, Costapycnodus, Flagellipinna, Gregoriopycnodus, Hadrodus, Haqelpycnodus, Iemanja, Njoerdichthys, Nonaphalagodus, Nursalliinae, Ocloedus, Omphalodus, Polypsephis, Proscincetes, Proscinetinae, Pycnodontinae, Pycnomicrodon, Rhinopycnodus, Stemmatodus, Stenamara, Typodus, Xenopholis
Subtaxa: Macromesodon bernissartensis Macromesodon macropterus
Ecology: nektonic durophage-carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Spain (1 collection), the United Kingdom (1), United States (4: Texas)
• Jurassic of France (2)
Total: 8 collections including 9 occurrences
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