Actinopteri - Pycnodontiformes
Full reference: F. Dixon. 1850. The Geology and Fossils of the Tertiary and Cretaceous Formations of Sussex xvi-422
Parent taxon: Pycnodontiformes according to G. E. Hooks et al. 1999
See also Dixon 1850
Sister taxa: Acrorhinichthys, Akromystax, Arcodonichthys, Coccodontoidea, Grimmenodon, Gyrodontoidei, Gyronchus, Ichthyoceras, Paramicrodon, Polygyrodus, Pycnodontoidei, Tibetodus, Trewavasia, Uranoplosus
Subtaxa: Phacodus irregularis Phacodus punctatus
Type: Phacodus punctatus
Ecology: nektonic durophage-carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (1: New Jersey collection)
• Cretaceous of United States (1: Alabama)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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