Actinopteri - Aulopiformes - Dercetidae
Parent taxon: Dercetidae according to J. Alvarado-Ortega and J. A. Díaz-Cruz 2021
See also Amalfitano et al. 2020, Forey et al. 2003, Goody 1969 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Anguillavus hackberryensis, Apuliadercetis, Benthesikyme, Brazilodercetis, Candelarhynchus, Caudadercetis, Cyranichthys, Dercetis, Dercetis latiscutatus, Dercetis maximus, Dercetis reussi, Dercetoides, Hastichthys, Kwangodercetis, Leccedercetis, Nardodercetis, Ophidercetis, Paradercetis, Pelargorhynchus, Scandiadercetis, Stratodus
Subtaxa: Rhynchodercetis gortanii Rhynchodercetis hakelensis Rhynchodercetis yovanovitchi
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Italy (3 collections), Lebanon (3), Morocco (2), Slovenia (1)
Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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