Actinopteri - Pachycormiformes
Parent taxon: Aspidorhynchei according to G. Arratia 2017
See also Arratia 2015, Friedman 2012, Long 2011, Nelson et al. 2016 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: none
Subtaxa: Ankylophorus Ascalobos Austropleuropholis Baleiichthys Bobbichthys Clupavus Domeykos Eugnathides Eurystichthys Flugopterus Hengnania Hungkiichthys Ichthyokentema Koonwarria Luisichthys Neopachycormus Oreochima Pachycormidae Pachytrissops Parapleuropholis Pholidophoristion Protoclupea Prymnetes Seefeldia Wadeichthys
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Australia (2 collections), Canada (3: Manitoba, Saskatchewan), Chile (1), France (1), Italy (4), Japan (2), Jordan (1), the Russian Federation (1), Spain (1), Sweden (3), the United Kingdom (1), United States (25: Alabama, Colorado, Delaware, Kansas, Nebraska, North Carolina, North Dakota, South Dakota, Texas)
• Jurassic of Chile (3), France (13), Germany (19), Italy (2), Luxembourg (5), Mexico (1), the United Kingdom (10)
• Triassic of Germany (1), Italy (1)
Total: 100 collections including 133 occurrences