Lebonichthys lewisi Davis 1887

Actinopteri - Albuliformes - Albulidae

Alternative combinations: Clupea lewisii, Holcolepis lewisi, Osmeroides lewisi

Full reference: J. D. Davis. 1887. The fossil fishes of the chalk of Mount Lebanon, in Syria. The Scientific Transactions of the Royal Dublin Society, Series II 3:457-634

Belongs to Lebonichthys according to P. L. Forey 1973

See also Davis 1887, Hay 1903 and Woodward 1901

Sister taxa: Lebonichthys gracilis, Lebonichthys namourensis

Type specimen: BMNH P4868, a skeleton

Distribution: found only at Hakel (Lewis collection) (Cretaceous of Lebanon)

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