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Ichthyodectiformes
Taxonomy
Ichthyodectiformes was named by Bardack and Sprinkle (1969). It is not extant.
It was assigned to Teleosti by Bardack and Sprinkle (1969); to Osteossomorpha by Long (2011); and to Teleostei by Forey et al. (2003), Alvarado-Ortega (2004), Nelson et al. (2016), van der Laan (2019).
It was assigned to Teleosti by Bardack and Sprinkle (1969); to Osteossomorpha by Long (2011); and to Teleostei by Forey et al. (2003), Alvarado-Ortega (2004), Nelson et al. (2016), van der Laan (2019).
Subtaxa
Aidachar, Allothrissopidae (syn. Unamichthyidae), Antarctithrissops, Ascalabothrissops, Cavenderichthys, Chuhsiungichthiidae, Chuhsiungichthys, Cladocyclidae, Cooyoo, Garganoichthys, Ichthyodectoidei, Mesoclupea, Ogunichthys, Pachythrissops (syn. Parathrissops), Proportheus, Sultanuvaisia, Vallecillichthys
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1969 | Ichthyodectiformes Bardack and Sprinkle |
| 2003 | Ichthyodectiformes Forey et al. p. 228 |
| 2004 | Ichthyodectiformes Alvarado-Ortega |
| 2011 | Ichthyodectiformes Long p. 242 |
| 2016 | Ichthyodectiformes Nelson et al. p. 131 |
| 2019 | Ichthyodectiformes van der Laan p. 60 |
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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.
Or. †Ichthyodectiformes Bardack and Sprinkle 1969
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Fm. †Allothrissopidae Patterson and Rosen 1977
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G. †Allothrissops Nybelin 1964
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†Allothrissops mesogaster Agassiz 1834
†Allothrissops salmoneus de Blainville 1818
G. †Occithrissops Schaeffer and Patterson 1984
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†Occithrissops willsoni Schaeffer and Patterson 1984
G. †Thrissops Agassiz 1833
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†Thrissops cephalus Agassiz 1834
†Thrissops curtus Woodward 1919
†Thrissops exiguus Bassani 1879
†Thrissops formosus Agassiz 1833
†Thrissops molossus Woodward 1919
†Thrissops portlandicus Woodward 1895
†Thrissops subovatus Agassiz 1843
Invalid names: Unamichthyidae Alvarado-Ortega 2004 [synonym]
G. †Cavenderichthys Bean 2006
G. †Chuhsiungichthys Yabumoto 1994
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†Chuhsiungichthys japonicus Yabumoto 1994
†Chuhsiungichthys tsanglingensis Lew 1974
†Chuhsiungichthys yanagidai Yabumoto 1994
Fm. †Cladocyclidae Maisey 1991
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G. †Chiromystus Cope 1885
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†Chiromystus alagoensis Jordan 1910
†Chiromystus mawsoni Cope 1885
†Chiromystus woodwardi Silva Santos 1949
G. †Cladocyclus Agassiz 1843
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†Cladocyclus gardneri Agassiz 1841
†Cladocyclus lewesiensis Agassiz 1887
†Cladocyclus occidentalis Leidy 1856
Subor. †Ichthyodectoidei Romer 1966
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Fm. †Bardackichthyidae Hacker and Shimada 2021
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G. †Amakusaichthys Yabumoto et al. 2018
G. †Heckelichthys Taverne 2008
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†Heckelichthys microdon Heckel 1849
†Heckelichthys preopercularis Banos-Rodriguez et al. 2020
†Heckelichthys vexillifer Heckel 1856
Fm. †Ichthyodectidae Crook 1892
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G. †Ichthyodectes Cope 1870
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†Ichthyodectes acanthicus Cope 1877
†Ichthyodectes anaides Cope 1872
†Ichthyodectes arcuatus Cope 1875
†Ichthyodectes cruentus Hay 1898
†Ichthyodectes ctenodon Cope 1870
†Ichthyodectes goodeanus Cope 1877
†Ichthyodectes hamatus Cope 1872
†Ichthyodectes libanicus Pictet and Humbert 1866
†Ichthyodectes multidentatus Cope 1872
†Ichthyodectes parvus Stewart 1900
†Ichthyodectes prognathus Cope 1870
†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]
Fm. †Saurodontidae Stewart
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G. †Prosaurodon Stewart 1999
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†Prosaurodon pygmaeus Stewart 1999
Invalid names: Ichthyodectes elegans Newton 1877 [nomen dubium]
G. †Saurocephalus Harlan 1824
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†Saurocephalus arapahovius Cope 1872
†Saurocephalus broadheadi Stewart 1898
†Saurocephalus dentatus Stewart 1898
†Saurocephalus ferox Stewart 1898
†Saurocephalus lanciformis Harlan 1834
†Saurocephalus pamphagus Hay 1899
†Saurocephalus pygmaeus Loomis 1900
†Saurocephalus striatus Agassiz 1837
†Saurocephalus woodwardi Davis 1878
†Saurocephalus xiphirostris Stewart 1898
Invalid names: Daptinus Cope 1873 [synonym]
G. †Saurodon Hays 1829
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†Saurodon elongatus Taverne and Bronzi 1999
†Saurodon intermedius Newton 1878
†Saurodon leanus Hays 1830
†Saurodon phlebotomus Cope 1871
Invalid names: Gwawinapterus Arbour and Currie 2011 [nomen dubium], Gwawinapterus beardi Arbour and Currie 2011 [nomen dubium]
G. †Mesoclupea Ping and Yen 1933
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†Mesoclupea globicephala Ping and Yen 1933
†Mesoclupea showchangensis Ping and Yen 1933
G. †Ogunichthys Alvarado-Ortega and Brito 2009
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†Ogunichthys triangularis Alvarado-Ortega and Brito 2010
G. †Pachythrissops Woodward 1919
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†Pachythrissops furcatus Eastman 1914
†Pachythrissops laevis Woodward 1919
†Pachythrissops propterus Wagner 1863
†Pachythrissops vectensis Woodward 1890
Invalid names: Parathrissops Eastman 1914 [replaced]
G. †Proportheus Jaekel 1909
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G. †Vallecillichthys Blanco and Cavin 2003
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†Vallecillichthys multivertebratum Blanco and Cavin 2003
Invalid names: Chuhsiungichthiidae Yabumoto 1994 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range: base of the Late/Upper Kimmeridgian to the top of the Bartonian or 152.21000 to 37.71000 Ma
Collections (148 total)
Oldest occurrences | |||
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Late/Upper Kimmeridgian | Germany (Eastern Bavaria) | Allothrissops regleyi, Allothrissops mesogaster (187436) | |
| Late/Upper Kimmeridgian | Germany (Bayern) | Allothrissops sp., Ascalabothrissops voelkli (59175) | |
| Late/Upper Kimmeridgian | Germany (Baden-Württemberg) | Allothrissops sp., Allothrissops mesogaster, Thrissops subovatus (154138) | |
| Early/Lower Tithonian | France (Poitou-Charentes) | Ichthyodectidae indet. (164377) | |
| Early/Lower Tithonian | Antarctica | Antarctithrissops australis (90426 90427) | |
| Late/Upper Tithonian | Türkiye | Thrissops sp. (68641) | |
| Early/Lower Berriasian - Middle Berriasian | France (Poitou-Charentes) | Thrissops sp., Ichthyodectidae indet. (61930) | |
| Neocomian | Japan (Fukuoka) | Chuhsiungichthys sp. (145244) Chuhsiungichthys yanagidai (145243) | |
| Neocomian - Barremian | Spain (Aragón) | Pachythrissops vectensis (61317) | |
| Cretaceous | Brazil (Bahia) | Ogunichthys triangularis (133538) | |
Youngest occurrences |
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| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | PBDB collection number |
| Campanian - Maastrichtian | Canada (Manitoba) | Ichthyodectidae indet. (36745) | |
| Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian | USA (Tennessee) | Saurodon sp. (7515) | |
| Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian | USA (New Jersey) | Xiphactinus sp. (57916) Xiphactinus vetus (221052) | |
| Early/Lower Maastrichtian | USA (New Jersey) | Xiphactinus sp. (26818) | |
| Late/Upper Maastrichtian | Jordan | Saurocephalus sp., Saurodon sp., Ichthyodectidae indet. (170239) | |
| Late/Upper Maastrichtian | Greece | Ichthyodectoidei indet. (207367) | |
| Late/Upper Maastrichtian | Netherlands | Saurocephalus lanciformis (242198) | |
| Late/Upper Maastrichtian | USA (North Dakota) | Xiphactinus vetus (213589) | |
| Danian | USA (New Jersey) | Saurocephalus lanciformis (26820) | |
| Bartonian | Egypt | Saurocephalus fayumensis (42054) | |