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Ichthyodectidae

Osteichthyes - Ichthyodectiformes - Ichthyodectidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1892Ichthyodectidae Crook
1902Ichthyodectinae Hay p. 383
1963Ichthyodectidae Jordan p. 619
1970Ichthyodectidae Applegate p. 418
1981Ichthyodectidae Thurmond and Jones p. 96
1997Ichthyodectidae Schwimmer et al. p. 611
2003Ichthyodectidae Forey et al. p. 228
2006Ichthyodectidae Cumbaa et al. p. 150
2006Ichthyodectidae Shimada et al. p. 23
2008Ichthyodectidae Taverne p. 212
2013Ichthyodectidae Cavin et al. p. 170
2016Ichthyodectidae Nelson et al. p. 131

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassActinopterygii()
infraclassActinopteri()
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
orderIchthyodectiformesBardack and Sprinkle 1969
suborderIchthyodectoideiRomer 1966
familyIchthyodectidaeCrook 1892
familyIchthyodectidaeCrook 1892

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Fm. †Ichthyodectidae Crook 1892
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G. †Faugichthys Taverne and Chanet 2000
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†Faugichthys loryi Taverne and Chanet 2000
G. †Furloichthys Taverne and Capasso 2018
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†Furloichthys bonarellii Taverne and Capasso 2018
G. †Ghrisichthys Cavin et al. 2013
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†Ghrisichthys bardacki Cavin 1997
G. †Ichthyodectes Cope 1870
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†Ichthyodectes anaides Cope 1872
†Ichthyodectes hamatus Cope 1872
†Ichthyodectes libanicus Pictet and Humbert 1866
†Ichthyodectes parvus Stewart 1900
†Ichthyodectes tenuidens Woodward 1901
Invalid names: Ichthyodectes minor Egerton 1850 [nomen dubium]
G. †Portheus Cope 1871
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†Portheus daviesi Newton 1877
†Portheus gaultinus Newton 1877
†Portheus jaxarticus Riabinin 1938
†Portheus mantelli Newton 1877
G. †Xiphactinus Leidy 1870
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†Xiphactinus audax Leidy 1870
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Invalid names: Portheus lestrio Cope 1873 [synonym], Portheus lowii Stewart 1898 [synonym], Portheus molossus Cope 1871 [synonym], Portheus mudgei Cope 1874 [synonym], Saurocephalus thaumas Cope 1870 [synonym], Xiphactinus brachygnathus Stewart 1898 [synonym]
†Xiphactinus vetus Leidy 1856
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Invalid names: Polygonodon rectus Leidy 1858 [synonym], Portheus angulatus Cope 1872 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 21:09:47
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:23:33
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Tithonian to the top of the Early/Lower Maastrichtian or 149.20000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (88 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Tithonian149.2 - 145.06France (Poitou-Charentes) Ichthyodectidae indet. (164377)
Early/Lower Berriasian - Middle Berriasian143.1 - 139.1France (Poitou-Charentes) Ichthyodectidae indet. (61930)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 119.57Germany Xiphactinus sp. (221372)
Aptian121.4 - 113.2Venezuela (Zulia) Ichthyodectidae indet. (89071)
Albian - Cenomanian113.2 - 93.9Canada (Alberta) Ichthyodectidae indet. (22733)
Late/Upper Albian106.3 - 100.5France Faugichthys loryi (63325)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Venezuela (Trujillo) Xiphactinus audax (176561)
Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Lebanon Chirocentrites libanicus (216596 221227)
Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9USA (Utah) Xiphactinus audax (236735)
Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9USA (Kansas) Xiphactinus audax (213414 213416 213417 213418 213419)
Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Spain (Asturias) Ichthyodectidae indet. (98396)
Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Italy (Pesaro) Furloichthys bonarellii (221194)
Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Egypt Portheus sp. (214404)
Middle Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Canada (Saskatchewan) Xiphactinus audax, Ichthyodectes ctenodon (22731 52997)
Middle Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9USA (Kansas) Xiphactinus audax (94538) Xiphactinus sp. (83071)
Middle Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9USA (Colorado) Xiphactinus audax (35429)
Cenomanian - Turonian100.5 - 89.8United Kingdom (England) Ichthyodectes minor, Ichthyodectes tenuidens (238510)
Late/Upper Cretaceous100.5 - 66.0USA (New Jersey) Polygonodon vetus (126156)
Early/Lower Turonian93.9 - 89.8Morocco (Meknès - Tafilalt) Ichthyodectes bardacki (51686)
Early/Lower Turonian93.9 - 89.8Canada (Northwest Territories) Ichthyodectes ctenodon (220897 220907)
Early/Lower Turonian93.9 - 89.8Canada (Alberta) Ichthyodectes ctenodon (213294) Xiphactinus sp., Ichthyodectes ctenodon (221341)
Early/Lower Turonian93.9 - 89.8USA (Kansas) Xiphactinus audax (213384 213385)
Early/Lower Turonian93.9 - 89.8USA (Nebraska) Xiphactinus audax (213402)
Middle Turonian93.9 - 89.8USA (Kansas) Ichthyodectes ctenodon (213390) Xiphactinus audax (35365 213387 213526)
Middle Turonian - Late/Upper Turonian93.9 - 89.8Uzbekistan (Navoi) Ichthyodectidae indet. (58167 58168)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8USA (South Dakota) Ichthyodectes sp. (181902)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8USA (Kansas) Xiphactinus audax (102879)
Turonian - Coniacian93.9 - 85.7USA (Texas) Ichthyodectes sp., Xiphactinus sp. (107425)
Early/Lower Coniacian89.8 - 85.7USA (Texas) Xiphactinus audax (241388) Xiphactinus sp. (34755)
Coniacian - Santonian89.8 - 83.6Kazakhstan (Turkistan) Portheus sp. (53132)
Coniacian - Early/Lower Campanian89.8 - 72.2Canada (Manitoba) Ichthyodectidae indet. (36743) Xiphactinus audax (36747)
Coniacian - Middle Campanian89.8 - 72.2Canada (Manitoba) Ichthyodectes ctenodon (36752) Ichthyodectidae indet. (36744)
Late/Upper Coniacian - Early/Lower Campanian89.8 - 72.2USA (Mississippi) Xiphactinus audax (164393)
Late/Upper Santonian85.7 - 83.6USA (South Dakota) Ichthyodectidae indet. (194130)
Late/Upper Santonian85.7 - 83.6USA (Kansas) Portheus molossus, Ichthyodectes anaides (188488)
Middle Santonian - Late/Upper Santonian85.7 - 83.6USA (Kansas) Ichthyodectes ctenodon (241665)
Santonian85.7 - 83.6USA (Alabama) Xiphactinus audax (81928)
Santonian85.7 - 83.6USA (Kansas) Xiphactinus audax (94652) Xiphactinus sp. (93220)
Santonian85.7 - 83.6USA (Colorado) Ichthyodectes sp. (179211)
Late/Upper Santonian - Early/Lower Campanian85.7 - 72.2USA (Alabama) Xiphactinus audax (81932 81934 81972 82049) Xiphactinus audax, Ichthyodectes ctenodon (82054)
Late/Upper Santonian - Middle Campanian85.7 - 72.2USA (Georgia) Xiphactinus audax (35289)
Santonian - Campanian85.7 - 72.2Canada (Alberta) Xiphactinus audax (192128)
Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (North Carolina) Portheus molossus (190555) Portheus sp. (123474)
Campanian83.6 - 72.2Canada (Nunavut) Xiphactinus sp. (36383)
Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Georgia) Xiphactinus audax (70720)
Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Wyoming) Ichthyodectes sp., Portheus sp. (105717)
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2Sweden (Skåne) Ichthyodectidae indet. (74334)
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (North Carolina) Polygonodon rectus (106277)
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Alabama) Xiphactinus audax (81930)
Early/Lower Campanian - Middle Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (North Carolina) Polygonodon rectus, Xiphactinus audax (57918)
Judithian83.6 - 72.2USA (Wyoming) Xiphactinus vetus (14478 14479 14487)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (South Carolina) Ichthyodectidae indet. (79363)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (New Jersey) Xiphactinus audax (14455) Xiphactinus sp. (32181) Xiphactinus vetus (221052)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Delaware) Xiphactinus sp. (27570)
Middle Campanian83.6 - 72.2Canada (Manitoba) Ichthyodectes ctenodon (36707)
Middle Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (North Carolina) Xiphactinus vetus (128412)
Campanian - Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0Canada (Manitoba) Ichthyodectidae indet. (36745)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0USA (New Jersey) Xiphactinus sp. (57916)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (New Jersey) Xiphactinus sp. (26818)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Jordan Ichthyodectidae indet. (170239)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (North Dakota) Xiphactinus vetus (213589)