Actinopteri - Aulopiformes - Dercetidae
Alternative combinations: Benthesikyme elongatus, Leptotrachelus elongatus
Synonyms: Dercetis sagittatus von der Marck 1873, Leptotrachelus sagittatus von der Marck 1873
Full reference: L. Agassiz. 1835. Feuilleton Additionnel aux Recherches sur les Poissons Fossiles 21-64
Belongs to Dercetis according to M. Chida et al. 2023
See also Agassiz 1835, Agassiz 1837, Agassiz 1843, Alvarado-Ortega and Díaz-Cruz 2021, Ekrt et al. 2008, Taverne and Goolaerts 2015, von der Marck 1873, Woodward 1901 and Woodward 1903
Sister taxa: Dercetis magnificus, Dercetis scutatus, Dercetis triqueter
Type specimens:
- Dercetis elongatus: BMNH 4132-3, a skeleton
- Leptotrachelus sagittatus: Its type locality is Bauerschaft Bracht, near Sendenhorst, which is in a Campanian carbonate lime mudstone in the Ahlen Formation of Germany.
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Germany (1 collection), the United Kingdom (7)
Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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