†Ichthyodectes acanthicus Cope 1877 (ray-finned fish)
Osteichthyes - Ichthyodectiformes - Ichthyodectidae
PaleoDB taxon number: 70383
Full reference: E. D. Cope. 1877. On some new or little known reptiles and fishes of the Cretaceous no. 3, of Kansas. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society 17(100):176-181
Belongs to Ichthyodectes according to O. P. Hay 1902
Sister taxa: Ichthyodectes anaides, Ichthyodectes arcuatus, Ichthyodectes cruentus, Ichthyodectes ctenodon, Ichthyodectes elegans, Ichthyodectes goodeanus, Ichthyodectes hamatus, Ichthyodectes libanicus, Ichthyodectes minor, Ichthyodectes multidentatus, Ichthyodectes parvus, Ichthyodectes perniciosus, Ichthyodectes prognathus, Ichthyodectes tenuidens
Ecology: nektonic carnivore