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Dercetidae

Actinopteri - Aulopiformes - Dercetidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1878Dercetis reussii Fritsch p. 20
1901Dercetidae Woodward p. 171
1902Dercetidae Hay p. 396
1903Dercetis latiscutatus Woodward p. 65 figs. Pl 15, fig 1
1903Dercetis maximus Woodward p. 66 figs. Pl 15, fig 2
1920Anguillavus hackberryensis Martin
1963Dercetidae Jordan p. 628
1965Dercetidae Casier p. 18
1969Dercetidae Goody p. 50
1970Dercetidae Applegate p. 421
1981Dercetidae Thurmond and Jones p. 100
1999Dercetidae Weems p. 61
2003Dercetidae Forey et al. p. 229
2016Dercetidae Nelson et al. p. 267
2020Dercetidae Amalfitano et al. p. 293

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
—Teleosteomorpha
RankNameAuthor
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
—Osteoglossocephalai
—ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
—Euteleosteomorpha
—NeoteleosteiRosen 1973
—Eurypterygia(Rosen 1973)
—Aulopa
orderAulopiformesRosen 1973
suborderIchthyotringoideiGoody 1969
familyDercetidaeCope
familyDercetidaeCope

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Fm. †Dercetidae Cope
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G. †Apuliadercetis Taverne 2006
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†Apuliadercetis gonzalezae Díaz-Cruz et al. 2021
†Apuliadercetis indeherbergei Taverne and Goolaerts 2015
†Apuliadercetis tyleri Taverne 2006
G. †Benthesikyme White and Moy-Thomas 1940
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†Benthesikyme armatus von der Marck 1863
†Benthesikyme gracilis Davis 1887
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Invalid names: Leptotrachelus longipinnis Cope 1878 [synonym]
†Benthesikyme rostralis Signeux 1954
Invalid names: Leptotrachelus von der Marck 1863 [replaced]
G. †Brazilodercetis Figueiredo and Gallo 2006
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†Brazilodercetis longirostris Figueiredo and Gallo 2006
G. †Candelarhynchus Vernygora et al. 2018
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†Candelarhynchus padillai Vernygora et al. 2018
G. †Caudadercetis Taverne 2006
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†Caudadercetis bannikovi Taverne 2006
G. †Cyranichthys Taverne 1987
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†Cyranichthys congolensis Casier 1965
†Cyranichthys jagti Taverne and Goolaerts 2015
G. †Dercetis Agassiz 1834
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†Dercetis elongatus Agassiz 1835
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Invalid names: Leptotrachelus sagittatus von der Marck 1873 [synonym]
†Dercetis magnificus Chida et al. 2023
†Dercetis scutatus Agassiz 1834
†Dercetis triqueter Pictet 1850
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Invalid names: Dercetis linguifer Pictet 1850 [synonym], Dercetis tenuis Pictet 1850 [synonym]
G. †Dercetoides Chalifa 1989
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†Dercetoides venator Chalifa 1989
G. †Hastichthys Taverne 1991
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†Hastichthys gracilis Chalifa 1989
†Hastichthys regio Blanco and Alvarado-Ortega 2006
†Hastichthys totonacus Alvarado-Ortega and Díaz-Cruz 2021
G. †Kwangodercetis Casier 1965
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†Kwangodercetis verbeeki Casier 1965
G. †Leccedercetis Taverne 2008
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G. †Nardodercetis Taverne 2005
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†Nardodercetis garganoi Taverne 2013
†Nardodercetis vandewallei Taverne 2005
G. †Ophidercetis Taverne 2005
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†Ophidercetis italiensis Taverne 2005
G. †Paradercetis Casier 1965
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†Paradercetis kipalaensis Casier 1965
G. †Pelargorhynchus von der Marck 1858
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†Pelargorhynchus dercetiformis von der Marck 1858
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Invalid names: Pelargorhynchus blochiformis von der Marck 1858 [synonym]
†Pelargorhynchus grandis Wallaard et al. 2019
G. †Rhynchodercetis Arambourg 1943
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†Rhynchodercetis gortanii d'Erasmo 1946
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Invalid names: Rhynchodercetis acutissimus d'Erasmo 1952 [synonym]
†Rhynchodercetis hakelensis Pictet and Humbert 1866
†Rhynchodercetis yovanovitchi Arambourg 1954
G. †Scandiadercetis Taverne 2005
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G. †Stratodus Cope 1872
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†Stratodus apicalis Cope 1872
†Stratodus oxypogon Cope 1877
Invalid names: Anguillavus hackberryensis Martin 1920 [nomen dubium], Dercetis latiscutatus Woodward 1903 [nomen dubium], Dercetis maximus Woodward 1903 [nomen dubium], Dercetis reussi Fritsch 1878 [nomen dubium]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 20:54:50
Modified: 2009-07-20 22:54:50
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the to the top of the Ypresian or 122.46000 to 47.80000 Ma

Collections (73 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 122.46Germany Benthesikyme sp. (212878)
Albian - Cenomanian113.0 - 93.9Mexico (Hidalgo) Dercetidae indet. (135815)
Late/Upper Albian - Cenomanian105.3 - 93.9Russian Federation (Belgorod) Dercetidae indet. (32314)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Palestinian Territory Rhynchodercetis gracilis, Dercetoides venator (11804)
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Morocco (Er Rachida) Rhynchodercetis sp. (120457)
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Morocco Rhynchodercetis sp. (127539)
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Slovenia Rhynchodercetis gortanii (221905)
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Lebanon Leptotrachelus hakelensis (221158 221227) Leptotrachelus longipinnis, Triaenaspis virgulatus (221231) Leptotrachelus serpentinus (221229 221230)
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Italy Rhynchodercetis sp. (214600)
Middle Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Lebanon Rhynchodercetis yovanovitchi, Rhynchodercetis gracilis (124426)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8United Kingdom (England) Leptotrachelus elongatus (222439 227794 227795 227796)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8Mexico (Puebla) Dercetis sp. (215805) Hastichthys totonacus (127465)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8Mexico (Guerrero) Dercetidae indet. (232103)
Early/Lower Turonian93.5 - 89.3Mexico (Nuevo León) Rhynchodercetis regio (84950 219108)
Early/Lower Turonian93.5 - 89.3Canada (Alberta) Dercetoides sp. (136242)
Early/Lower Turonian93.5 - 89.3Colombia (Boyaca) Candelarhynchus padillai (133323)
Middle Turonian93.5 - 89.3United Kingdom (England) Dercetis latiscutatus (227597)
Coniacian - Santonian89.8 - 83.6Italy (Gorizia) Rhynchodercetis sp. (103811 116133)
Late/Upper Coniacian89.3 - 85.8United Kingdom (England) Dercetis maximus (170131) Leptotrachelus elongatus (222444 227792 227793)
Santonian86.3 - 83.6USA (Alabama) Stratodus apicalis (81926 81928)
Late/Upper Santonian85.8 - 83.5Lebanon Dercetis linguifer, Dercetis triqueter, Dercetis tenuis (221187) Leptotrachelus gracilis (221232) Leptotrachelus triqueter (170327 221226) Leptotrachelus triqueter, Leptotrachelus gracilis (221157)
Late/Upper Santonian - Early/Lower Campanian85.8 - 70.6USA (Alabama) Stratodus apicalis (81932 81934)
Campanian83.6 - 72.1Mexico (Chiapas) Apuliadercetis gonzalezae (223411)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Canada (Alberta) Dercetis magnificus (230440 230441 230442)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Germany Leptotrachelus armatus (221717) Leptotrachelus armatus, Leptotrachelus sagittatus (213198) Leptotrachelus armatus, Pelargorhynchus blochiiformis (221714) Pelargorhynchus dercetiformis (221711)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Israel (Southern District) Stratodus sp. (92192 92195)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0Syria Stratodus apicalis (117850 117852 117857)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Greece (Lamia) Rhynchodercetis sp. (207613)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Mali (Kidal) Stratodus apicalis (206855)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Jordan Stratodus apicalis (13366)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Niger Stratodus apicalis (229528)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Niger (Tahoua) Stratodus apicalis (48868 178660) Stratodus sp. (104945)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Morocco Stratodus apicalis (116902 116903)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Belgium (Liege) Dercetis triqueter (32148)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Netherlands Ophidercetis italiensis (32177)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Greece Dercetidae indet. (207367 224946)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Belgium (Liege) Apuliadercetis indeherbergei (32152)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Morocco Stratodus apicalis (99627 213665 213666)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Jordan Dercetis sp., Stratodus apicalis (170239)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Mali (Gao) Stratodus apicalis (175262)