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Ichthyodectiformes
Taxonomy
Ichthyodectiformes was named by Bardack and Sprinkle (1969). It is not extant.
It was assigned to Teleosti by Bardack and Sprinkle (1969); to Osteossomorpha by Long (2011); and to Teleostei by Forey et al. (2003), Alvarado-Ortega (2004) and Nelson et al. (2016).
It was assigned to Teleosti by Bardack and Sprinkle (1969); to Osteossomorpha by Long (2011); and to Teleostei by Forey et al. (2003), Alvarado-Ortega (2004) and Nelson et al. (2016).
Subtaxa
Aidachar, Allothrissopidae, Allothrissops, Antarctithrissops, Ascalabothrissops, Cavenderichthys, Chuhsiungichthiidae, Chuhsiungichthys, Cladocyclidae, Cooyoo, Garganoichthys, Ichthyodectoidei, Mesoclupea, Occithrissops, Ogunichthys, Pachythrissops (syn. Parathrissops), Proportheus, Sultanuvaisia, Thrissops, Unamichthys, Vallecillichthys
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1969 | Ichthyodectiformes Bardack and Sprinkle |
2003 | Ichthyodectiformes Forey et al. p. 228 |
2004 | Ichthyodectiformes Alvarado-Ortega |
2011 | Ichthyodectiformes Long p. 242 |
2016 | Ichthyodectiformes Nelson et al. p. 131 |
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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.
Or. †Ichthyodectiformes Bardack and Sprinkle 1969
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G. †Allothrissops Nybelin 1964
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†Allothrissops mesogaster Agassiz 1834
†Allothrissops salmoneus de Blainville 1818
G. †Cavenderichthys Bean 2006
G. †Chuhsiungichthys Yabumoto 1994
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†Chuhsiungichthys japonicus Yabumoto 1994
†Chuhsiungichthys tsanglingensis Lew 1974
†Chuhsiungichthys yanagidai Yabumoto 1994
Fm. †Cladocyclidae Maisey 1991
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G. †Chiromystus Cope 1885
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†Chiromystus alagoensis Jordan 1910
†Chiromystus mawsoni Cope 1885
†Chiromystus woodwardi Silva Santos 1949
G. †Cladocyclus Agassiz 1843
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†Cladocyclus gardneri Agassiz 1841
†Cladocyclus lewesiensis Agassiz 1887
†Cladocyclus occidentalis Leidy 1856
Subor. †Ichthyodectoidei Romer 1966
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Fm. †Bardackichthyidae Hacker and Shimada 2021
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G. †Amakusaichthys Yabumoto et al. 2018
G. †Heckelichthys Taverne 2008
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†Heckelichthys microdon Heckel 1849
†Heckelichthys preopercularis Banos-Rodriguez et al. 2020
†Heckelichthys vexillifer Heckel 1856
Fm. †Ichthyodectidae Crook 1892
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G. †Ichthyodectes Cope 1870
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†Ichthyodectes acanthicus Cope 1877
†Ichthyodectes anaides Cope 1872
†Ichthyodectes arcuatus Cope 1875
†Ichthyodectes cruentus Hay 1898
†Ichthyodectes ctenodon Cope 1870
†Ichthyodectes elegans Newton 1877
†Ichthyodectes goodeanus Cope 1877
†Ichthyodectes hamatus Cope 1872
†Ichthyodectes libanicus Pictet and Humbert 1866
†Ichthyodectes minor Egerton 1850
†Ichthyodectes multidentatus Cope 1872
†Ichthyodectes parvus Stewart 1900
†Ichthyodectes perniciosus Cope 1874
†Ichthyodectes prognathus Cope 1870
†Ichthyodectes tenuidens Woodward 1901
G. †Portheus Cope 1871
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†Portheus daviesi Newton 1877
†Portheus gaultinus Newton 1877
†Portheus jaxarticus Riabinin 1938
†Portheus mantelli Newton 1877
G. †Xiphactinus Leidy 1870
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†Xiphactinus audax Leidy 1870
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Invalid names: Portheus lestrio Cope 1873 [synonym], Portheus lowii Stewart 1898 [synonym], Portheus molossus Cope 1871 [synonym], Portheus mudgei Cope 1874 [synonym], Saurocephalus thaumas Cope 1870 [synonym], Xiphactinus brachygnathus Stewart 1898 [synonym]
†Xiphactinus vetus Leidy 1856
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Invalid names: Polygonodon rectus Leidy 1858 [synonym], Portheus angulatus Cope 1872 [synonym]
Fm. †Saurodontidae Stewart
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G. †Saurocephalus Harlan 1824
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†Saurocephalus arapahovius Cope 1872
†Saurocephalus broadheadi Stewart 1898
†Saurocephalus dentatus Stewart 1898
†Saurocephalus ferox Stewart 1898
†Saurocephalus lanciformis Harlan 1834
†Saurocephalus pamphagus Hay 1899
†Saurocephalus pygmaeus Loomis 1900
†Saurocephalus striatus Agassiz 1837
†Saurocephalus woodwardi Davis 1878
†Saurocephalus xiphirostris Stewart 1898
Invalid names: Daptinus Cope 1873 [synonym]
G. †Saurodon Hays 1829
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†Saurodon elongatus Taverne and Bronzi 1999
†Saurodon intermedius Newton 1878
†Saurodon leanus Hays 1830
†Saurodon phlebotomus Cope 1871
Invalid names: Gwawinapterus Arbour and Currie 2011 [nomen dubium], Gwawinapterus beardi Arbour and Currie 2011 [nomen dubium]
Invalid names: Unamichthyidae Alvarado-Ortega 2004 [empty]
G. †Mesoclupea Ping and Yen 1933
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†Mesoclupea globicephala Ping and Yen 1933
†Mesoclupea showchangensis Ping and Yen 1933
G. †Occithrissops Schaeffer and Patterson 1984
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†Occithrissops willsoni Schaeffer and Patterson 1984
G. †Ogunichthys Alvarado-Ortega and Brito 2009
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†Ogunichthys triangularis Alvarado-Ortega and Brito 2010
G. †Pachythrissops Woodward 1919
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†Pachythrissops furcatus Eastman 1914
†Pachythrissops laevis Woodward 1919
†Pachythrissops propterus Wagner 1863
†Pachythrissops vectensis Woodward 1890
Invalid names: Parathrissops Eastman 1914 [replaced]
G. †Proportheus Jaekel 1909
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G. †Thrissops Agassiz 1833
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†Thrissops cephalus Agassiz 1834
†Thrissops curtus Woodward 1919
†Thrissops exiguus Bassani 1879
†Thrissops formosus Agassiz 1833
†Thrissops molossus Woodward 1919
†Thrissops portlandicus Woodward 1895
†Thrissops subovatus Agassiz 1843
G. †Vallecillichthys Blanco and Cavin 2003
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†Vallecillichthys multivertebratum Blanco and Cavin 2003
Invalid names: Allothrissopidae Patterson and Rosen 1977 [empty], Chuhsiungichthiidae Yabumoto 1994 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009 |
Age range: base of the Late/Upper Kimmeridgian to the top of the Bartonian or 155.70000 to 38.00000 Ma
Collections (139 total)
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Late/Upper Kimmeridgian | Germany (Eastern Barvaria) | Allothrissops regleyi, Allothrissops mesogaster (187436) | |
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian | Germany (Baden-Württemberg) | Allothrissops sp., Allothrissops mesogaster, Thrissops subovatus (154138) | |
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian | Germany (Bayern) | Allothrissops sp., Ascalabothrissops voelkli (59175) | |
Early/Lower Tithonian | France (Poitou-Charentes) | Ichthyodectidae indet. (164377) | |
Early/Lower Tithonian | Antarctica | Antarctithrissops australis (90426 90427) | |
Late/Upper Tithonian | Turkey | Thrissops sp. (68641) | |
Early/Lower Berriasian - Middle Berriasian | France (Poitou-Charentes) | Thrissops sp., Ichthyodectidae indet. (61930) | |
Neocomian | Japan (Fukuoka) | Chuhsiungichthys sp. (145244) Chuhsiungichthys yanagidai (145243) | |
Neocomian - Barremian | Spain (Aragón) | Pachythrissops vectensis (61317) | |
Cretaceous | Brazil (Bahia) | Ogunichthys triangularis (133538) | |
Late/Upper Valanginian | United Kingdom (England) | Pachythrissops sp. (96621) | |
Hauterivian | Switzerland | Saurocephalus inflexus (2198) | |
Late/Upper Barremian | Spain (Valenciana) | Pachythrissops vectensis (61324) | |
Barremian - Early/Lower Aptian | Belgium (Sauerland) | Pachythrissops vectensis (22645) | |
Aptian | Venezuela (Zulia) | Ichthyodectidae indet. (89071) | |
Aptian | Mexico (Chiapas) | Ichthyodectiformes indet. (68835) | |
Late/Upper Aptian | Brazil (Pernambuco) | Cladocyclus gardneri (193049 193050 193051 193052) | |
Late/Upper Aptian | Brazil (Ceará) | Cladocyclus sp. (28052) | |
Late/Upper Aptian - Early/Lower Albian | Brazil (Pernacumbo) | Cladocyclus sp. (165422) | |
Early/Lower Aptian | Germany | Xiphactinus sp. (221372) | |
Albian | Switzerland | Saurocephalus albensis (2167) | |
Albian | Niger (Agadez) | Ichthyodectiformes indet. (228823) | |
Albian - Cenomanian | Mexico (Hidalgo) | Heckelichthys preopercularis (135815) | |
Albian - Cenomanian | Canada (Alberta) | Ichthyodectidae indet. (22733) | |
Early/Lower Albian | Italy (Campania) | Chirocentrites sp., Cladocyclus sp. (112631) | |
Late/Upper Albian | France | Faugichthys loryi (63325) | |
Late/Upper Albian | Mexico (Puebla) | Unamichthys espinosai (133991) | |
Cenomanian | Venezuela (Trujillo) | Ichthyodectiformes indet., Xiphactinus audax (176561) | |
Cenomanian | Croatia | Thrissops microdon (221235) | |
Late/Upper Cretaceous | USA (New Jersey) | Polygonodon vetus (126156) | |
Late/Upper Cretaceous | Canada (Manitoba) | Ichthyodectidae indet. (36744 36745) | |
Early/Lower Cenomanian | United Kingdom (England) | Saurocephalus lanciformis (49496) | |
Early/Lower Cenomanian | Mexico (Chiapas) | Ichthyodectoidei indet. (192074) | |
Early/Lower Cenomanian | Uzbekistan (Navoi) | Aidachar sp., Sultanuvaisia sp. (64685) Ichthyodectiformes indet. (64684) Sultanuvaisia antiqua (58208) | |
Late/Upper Cenomanian | Italy (Pesaro) | Furloichthys bonarellii (221194) | |
Late/Upper Cenomanian | Croatia | Chirocentrites coroninii, Thrissops microdon (221022) Thrissops exiguus, Thrissops microdon (123565) Thrissops microdon (123550) | |
Late/Upper Cenomanian | USA (Kansas) | Xiphactinus audax (213414 213416 213417 213418 213419) | |
Late/Upper Cenomanian | Morocco (Er Rachida) | Cladocyclus sp. (120457) | |
Late/Upper Cenomanian | Lebanon | Chirocentrites libanicus (216596 221227) Eubiodectes libanicus (221229 221230 221231) | |
Late/Upper Cenomanian | Spain (Asturias) | Ichthyodectidae indet. (98396) | |
Late/Upper Cenomanian | Italy | Ichthyodectoidei indet., Heckelichthys vexillifer (214600) | |
Late/Upper Cenomanian | Egypt | Portheus sp. (214404) | |
Late/Upper Cenomanian | Slovenia | Thrissops vexillifer (221237) | |
Middle Cenomanian | USA (Kansas) | Xiphactinus audax (94538) | |
Middle Cenomanian | Lebanon | Eubiodectes libanicus (124426) | |
Middle Cenomanian | USA (Texas) | Bardackichthys carteri (219842) | |
Middle Cenomanian | USA (Colorado) | Xiphactinus audax (35429) | |
Middle Cenomanian | Canada (Saskatchewan) | Xiphactinus audax, Ichthyodectes ctenodon (22731 52997) | |
Turonian | USA (South Dakota) | Gillicus arcuatus, Ichthyodectes sp. (181902) | |
Turonian | USA (Kansas) | Xiphactinus audax (102879) | |
Turonian - Coniacian | USA (Texas) | Ichthyodectes sp., Xiphactinus sp. (107425) | |
Early/Lower Turonian | Canada (Alberta) | Gillicus sp., Xiphactinus sp., Ichthyodectes ctenodon (221341) Ichthyodectes ctenodon (213294) | |
Early/Lower Turonian | Morocco (Meknès - Tafilalt) | Ichthyodectes bardacki (51686) | |
Early/Lower Turonian | Canada (Northwest Territories) | Ichthyodectes ctenodon (220897 220907) | |
Early/Lower Turonian | USA (Utah) | Gillicus arcuatus (67973) | |
Early/Lower Turonian | Mexico (Nuevo León) | Vallecillichthys multivertebratum (84950) | |
Early/Lower Turonian | USA (Iowa) | Ichthyodectiformes indet. (213400) | |
Early/Lower Turonian | USA (Nebraska) | Xiphactinus audax (213402) | |
Early/Lower Turonian | USA (Kansas) | Xiphactinus audax (213384 213385) | |
Middle Turonian | USA (Kansas) | Ichthyodectes ctenodon (213390) Xiphactinus audax (35365 213387 213526) | |
Middle Turonian - Late/Upper Turonian | Uzbekistan (Navoi) | Aidachar sp. (46959) Aidachar sp. B (58164) Ichthyodectidae indet. (58167 58168) | |
Late/Upper Turonian - Early/Lower Coniacian | Mexico (Coahuila) | Ichthyodectiformes indet. (92293) | |
Coniacian - Santonian | Tajikistan (Asht) | Portheus sp. (53132) | |
Early/Lower Coniacian | USA (Texas) | Xiphactinus sp. (34755) | |
Late/Upper Coniacian - Early/Lower Campanian | USA (Mississippi) | Xiphactinus audax (164393) | |
Santonian | USA (Colorado) | Ichthyodectes sp. (179211) | |
Santonian | USA (Kansas) | Xiphactinus audax, Gillicus arcuatus (94652) Xiphactinus sp. (93220) | |
Santonian | USA (Alabama) | Saurodon sp., Xiphactinus audax, Saurodon leanus, Saurocephalus lanciformis (81928) | |
Santonian | Russian Federation (Orenburg) | Saurodontidae indet. (232890) | |
Santonian - Campanian | Canada (Alberta) | Xiphactinus audax (192128) | |
Late/Upper Santonian | USA (Kansas) | Portheus molossus, Ichthyodectes anaides, Gillicus arcuatus (188488) | |
Late/Upper Santonian | USA (South Dakota) | Ichthyodectidae indet., Saurodontidae indet. (194130) | |
Late/Upper Santonian - Early/Lower Campanian | USA (Alabama) | Saurodon leanus (81933) Saurodon leanus, Saurocephalus lanciformis (82053) Xiphactinus audax (81930 81932 81972) Xiphactinus audax, Ichthyodectes ctenodon, Saurodon leanus (82054) Xiphactinus audax, Saurodon leanus (82049) Xiphactinus audax, Saurodon leanus, Saurocephalus lanciformis (81934) | |
Late/Upper Santonian - Middle Campanian | USA (Georgia) | Xiphactinus audax (35289) | |
Campanian | Canada (Nunavut) | Xiphactinus sp. (36383) | |
Campanian | USA (Georgia) | Xiphactinus audax (70720) | |
Campanian | Canada (Manitoba) | Ichthyodectes ctenodon (36707) Ichthyodectidae indet., Gillicus arcuatus (36743) | |
Campanian | USA (North Carolina) | Portheus molossus (190555) Portheus sp. (123474) | |
Campanian | USA (Wyoming) | Ichthyodectes sp., Saurocephalus sp., Portheus sp. (105717) | |
Campanian - Maastrichtian | Italy (Lecce) | Saurodon elongatus (140248) | |
Early/Lower Campanian | USA (North Carolina) | Polygonodon rectus (106277) | |
Early/Lower Campanian | Russian Federation (Saratov) | Saurocephalus lanciformis (224997) | |
Early/Lower Campanian | Sweden (Skåne) | Ichthyodectidae indet. (74334) | |
Early/Lower Campanian - Middle Campanian | USA (North Carolina) | Saurodon sp., Polygonodon rectus, Xiphactinus audax (57918) Xiphactinus vetus (128412) | |
Judithian | USA (Wyoming) | Xiphactinus vetus (14478 14479 14487) | |
Late/Upper Campanian | USA (Delaware) | Xiphactinus sp. (27570) | |
Late/Upper Campanian | Canada (British Columbia) | Gwawinapterus beardi (84196) | |
Late/Upper Campanian | USA (New Jersey) | Xiphactinus audax (14455) Xiphactinus sp. (32181) | |
Middle Campanian - Late/Upper Campanian | USA (South Carolina) | Ichthyodectidae indet., Saurodontidae indet. (79363) | |
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian | USA (Tennessee) | Saurodon sp. (7515) | |
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian | USA (New Jersey) | Xiphactinus sp. (57916) Xiphactinus vetus (221052) | |
Maastrichtian | USA (New Jersey) | Xiphactinus sp. (26818) | |
Late/Upper Maastrichtian | Jordan | Saurocephalus sp., Saurodon sp., Ichthyodectidae indet. (170239) | |
Late/Upper Maastrichtian | USA (North Dakota) | Xiphactinus vetus (213589) | |
Late/Upper Maastrichtian | Greece | Ichthyodectoidei indet. (207367) | |
Bartonian | Egypt | Saurocephalus fayumensis (42054) |