Halecidae Temporal range:
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Halec microlepsis | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Aulopiformes |
Suborder: | † Enchodontoidei |
Family: | †
Halecidae Agassiz, 1834 |
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Halecidae is an extinct family of aulopiform fish known from the Cretaceous. [1] It is one of the Enchodontoidei, a diverse group of aulopiforms that were dominant marine fish during the Cretaceous. [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]
Halecidae Temporal range:
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Halec microlepsis | |
Scientific classification
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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 fish known from the Cretaceous. [1] It is one of the Enchodontoidei, a diverse group of aulopiforms that were dominant marine fish during the Cretaceous. [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]