†Eurypholis boissieri Pictet 1850 (ray-finned fish)

Actinopteri - Aulopiformes - Eurypholidae

Synonym: Eurypholis sulcidens Pictet 1850

Full reference: F. J. Pictet. 1850. Description de quelques Poissons Fossiles du Mont Liban 1-59

Belongs to Eurypholis according to P. L. Forey et al. 2003

See also Davis 1887, Goody 1969, Pictet 1850, Pictet and Humbert 1866 and Woodward 1901

Sister taxon: Eurypholis pulchellus

Type specimens:

  • Eurypholis boissieri: Its type locality is Hakel (Boissier collection), which is in a Cenomanian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal carbonate in Lebanon
  • Eurypholis sulcidens: Its type locality is Hakel (Boissier collection), which is in a Cenomanian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal carbonate in Lebanon.

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Lebanon (6 collections)

Total: 6 collections including 7 occurrences

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