Halecidae

Halecidae Temporal range: Cenomanian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Halec microlepsis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Aulopiformes
Suborder:	†Enchodontoidei
Family:	†Halecidae Agassiz, 1834
Genera
†Halec †Phylactocephalus ? †Hemisaurida

Halecidae is an extinct family of aulopiform ray-finned 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]

• Family †Halecidae
  • Genus †Halec
  • Genus †Phylactocephalus

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. 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.