Halecidae

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Halecidae
Temporal range: Cenomanian
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Halec microlepsis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Aulopiformes
Suborder: Enchodontoidei
Family: Halecidae
Agassiz, 1834
Genera

Halecidae is an extinct family of aulopiform ray-finned fish known from the Cretaceous Period. [1] It is one of the Enchodontoidei, a diverse group of aulopiforms that were dominant marine fish during the Cretaceous Period. [2]

It contains the following genera: [2] [3]

The genera Hemisaurida and Serrilepis are also sometimes included in the family, though more recent studies have placed them outside it. [2] [4]

References

  1. "PBDB". paleobiodb.org. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
  2. 1 2 3 Silva, Hilda M. A.; Gallo, Valéria (2011). "Taxonomic review and phylogenetic analysis of Enchodontoidei (Teleostei: Aulopiformes)". Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências. 83 (2): 483–511. doi:10.1590/S0001-37652011000200010. ISSN   0001-3765. PMID   21670874.
  3. Chida, Mori (Fall 2022). "A new species of dercetid and the assessment of the phylogeny of the Enchodontoidei (Teleostei: Aulopiformes)". ERA. doi:10.7939/r3-nqmz-nf15 . Retrieved 2023-12-28.
  4. Forey, Peter L.; Yi, Lu; Patterson, Colin; Davies, Cliff E. (2003). "Fossil fishes from the Cenomanian (Upper Cretaceous) of Namoura, Lebanon" . Journal of Systematic Palaeontology. 1 (4): 227–330. Bibcode:2003JSPal...1..227F. doi:10.1017/S147720190300107X. ISSN   1477-2019.