Pachythrissops Woodward 1919 (ray-finned fish)

Actinopteri - Ichthyodectiformes

Synonym: Parathrissops Eastman 1914 [replaced name]

Full reference: A. S. Woodward. 1919. The fossil fishes of the English Wealden and Purbeck Formations, Part III. Palaeontographical Society, London 1917:105-148

Parent taxon: Ichthyodectiformes according to L. Cavin et al. 2013

See also Forey 1973, Sepkoski 2002 and Woodward 1919

Sister taxa: Aidachar, Allothrissopidae, Allothrissops, Antarctithrissops, Ascalabothrissops, Cavenderichthys, Chuhsiungichthiidae, Chuhsiungichthys, Cladocyclidae, Cooyoo, Garganoichthys, Ichthyodectoidei, Mesoclupea, Occithrissops, Ogunichthys, Proportheus, Sultanuvaisia, Thrissops, Unamichthys, Vallecillichthys

Subtaxa: Pachythrissops furcatus Pachythrissops laevis Pachythrissops propterus Pachythrissops vectensis

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Type: Pachythrissops laevis

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Belgium (1 collection), Spain (2), the United Kingdom (1)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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