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Heckelichthys
Taxonomy
Heckelichthys was named by Taverne (2008). Its type is Chirocentrites vexillifer.
It was assigned to Ichthyodectidae by Taverne (2008); to Ichthyodectiformes by Cavin et al. (2013); to Saurodontidae by Amalfitano et al. (2020); and to Bardackichthyidae by Hacker and Shimada (2021).
It was assigned to Ichthyodectidae by Taverne (2008); to Ichthyodectiformes by Cavin et al. (2013); to Saurodontidae by Amalfitano et al. (2020); and to Bardackichthyidae by Hacker and Shimada (2021).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2008 | Heckelichthys Taverne p. 218 |
| 2013 | Heckelichthys Cavin et al. p. 149 |
| 2020 | Heckelichthys Amalfitano et al. p. 277 |
| 2021 | Heckelichthys Hacker and Shimada p. 4 |
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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.
G. †Heckelichthys Taverne 2008
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†Heckelichthys microdon Heckel 1849
†Heckelichthys preopercularis Banos-Rodriguez et al. 2020
†Heckelichthys vexillifer Heckel 1856
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range: base of the Late/Upper Cenomanian to the top of the Cenomanian or 99.60000 to 93.90000 Ma
Collections (7 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albian - Cenomanian | Mexico (Hidalgo) | H. preopercularis (135815) | |
| Cenomanian | Croatia | Thrissops microdon (221235) | |
| Late/Upper Cenomanian | Croatia | Thrissops microdon (123550 123565 221022) | |
| Late/Upper Cenomanian | Italy | H. vexillifer (214600) | |
| Late/Upper Cenomanian | Slovenia | Thrissops vexillifer (221237) |