Actinopteri - Ellimmichthyiformes - Paraclupeidae

Full reference: P. L. Forey, L. Yi, C. Patterson and C. E. Davis. 2003. Fossil fishes from the Cenomanian (Upper Cretaceous) of Namoura, Lebanon. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 1(4):227-330

Parent taxon: Paraclupeidae according to J. Alvarado-Ortega and E. Ovalles-Damián 2008

See also Forey et al. 2003

Sister taxa: Ellimmichthyinae, Ellimminae, Eoellimmichthys, Paraclupeinae, Thorectichthyinae, Thorectichthys, Tycheroichthys

Subtaxa: Triplomystus noorae Triplomystus oligoscutatus

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Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Nammoura quarry (BMNH collection) (Cretaceous of Lebanon)

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