Halec

Halec; Temporal range: Cenomanian to Coniacian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
	Skulls of H. eurypterygius, Oxford University Museum of Natural History
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Aulopiformes
Family:	†Halecidae
Genus:	†Halec; Agassiz, 1834
Type species
	†Halec sternbergi; Agassiz, 1834
Species
	H. eupterygius (Dixon, 1850); H. haueri (Bassani, 1879); H. sternbergi Agassiz, 1834;
Synonyms
	†Pomognathus Dixon, 1850; †Archaeogadus von der Marck, 1868;

Halec is an extinct genus of prehistoric marine aulopiform ray-finned fish from mid-late Cretaceous of Europe. It is the type genus of the enchodontoid family Halecidae.^[1]

The following species are placed in this genus:^[2]^[3]^[4]

H. eupterygius (Dixon, 1850) - Cenomanian to Coniacian of England (English Chalk) (=Pomognathus eurypterygius Dixon, 1850)^[5]
H. haueri (Bassani, 1879) - Cenomanian of Hvar, Croatia (Starigrad Limestone) (=Elopopsis haueri Bassani, 1879)
H. sternbergi Agassiz, 1834 (type species) - mid-late Turonian of the Czech Republic & Germany (=Archaeogadus guestphalicus von der Marck, 1868)

Skull of '*Halec*' *laubei*, National Museum (Prague)

The species 'H.' laubei Frič, 1878 from the Turonian of the Czech Republic is of uncertain validity.^[3]^[6] The species H. microlepis from Lebanon is now generally placed in its own genus, Phylactocephalus.^[2]

References

^ Davis, Matthew P.; Fielitz, Christopher (2010-12-01). "Estimating divergence times of lizardfishes and their allies (Euteleostei: Aulopiformes) and the timing of deep-sea adaptations". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 57 (3): 1194–1208. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2010.09.003. ISSN 1055-7903.
^ ^a ^b Silva, Hilda M. A.; Gallo, Valéria (2011). "Taxonomic review and phylogenetic analysis of Enchodontoidei (Teleostei: Aulopiformes)". Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências. 83: 483–511. doi:10.1590/S0001-37652011000200010. ISSN 0001-3765.
^ ^a ^b Geology, British Museum (Natural History) Department of; Woodward, Arthur Smith (1901). Catalogue of the Fossil Fishes in the British Museum (Natural History): Actinopterygian Teleostomi of the suborders Isospondyli (in part), Ostariophysi, Apodes, Percesoces, Hemibranchii, Acanthopterygii, and Anacanthini. order of the Trustees.
^ "†Halec Agassiz 1834 (ray-finned fish)". The Paleobiology Database.
^ Friedman, Matt; Beckett, Hermione T.; Close, Roger A.; Johanson, Zerina (2016). "The English Chalk and London Clay: two remarkable British bony fish Lagerstätten". Geological Society, London, Special Publications. 430 (1): 165–200. doi:10.1144/SP430.18. ISSN 0305-8719.
^ Ekrt, Boris; Košt'ák, Martin; Mazuch, Martin; Voigt, Silke; Wiese, Frank (2008-08-01). "New records of teleosts from the Late Turonian (Late Cretaceous) of the Bohemian Cretaceous Basin (Czech Republic)". Cretaceous Research. 29 (4): 659–673. doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2008.01.013. ISSN 0195-6671.

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[1] Davis, Matthew P.; Fielitz, Christopher (2010-12-01). "Estimating divergence times of lizardfishes and their allies (Euteleostei: Aulopiformes) and the timing of deep-sea adaptations". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 57 (3): 1194–1208. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2010.09.003. ISSN 1055-7903.

[:0-2] Silva, Hilda M. A.; Gallo, Valéria (2011). "Taxonomic review and phylogenetic analysis of Enchodontoidei (Teleostei: Aulopiformes)". Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências. 83: 483–511. doi:10.1590/S0001-37652011000200010. ISSN 0001-3765.

[:1-3] Geology, British Museum (Natural History) Department of; Woodward, Arthur Smith (1901). Catalogue of the Fossil Fishes in the British Museum (Natural History): Actinopterygian Teleostomi of the suborders Isospondyli (in part), Ostariophysi, Apodes, Percesoces, Hemibranchii, Acanthopterygii, and Anacanthini. order of the Trustees.

[4] "†Halec Agassiz 1834 (ray-finned fish)". The Paleobiology Database.

[5] Friedman, Matt; Beckett, Hermione T.; Close, Roger A.; Johanson, Zerina (2016). "The English Chalk and London Clay: two remarkable British bony fish Lagerstätten". Geological Society, London, Special Publications. 430 (1): 165–200. doi:10.1144/SP430.18. ISSN 0305-8719.

[6] Ekrt, Boris; Košt'ák, Martin; Mazuch, Martin; Voigt, Silke; Wiese, Frank (2008-08-01). "New records of teleosts from the Late Turonian (Late Cretaceous) of the Bohemian Cretaceous Basin (Czech Republic)". Cretaceous Research. 29 (4): 659–673. doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2008.01.013. ISSN 0195-6671.

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