Halecidae
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| Halecidae Temporal range: | |
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| Phylactocephalus microlepis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| 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]
- 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]
