Full reference: F. J. Pictet. 1850. Description de quelques Poissons Fossiles du Mont Liban 1-59
Parent taxon: Salmoniformes according to L. Taverne and A. Filleul 2003
See also Hay 1902 and Woodward 1901
Sister taxa: Barcarenichthys, Casieroides, Chardonius, Cimolichthyoidei, Esocoidea, Esocoidei, Gharbouria, Ginsburgia, Goudkoffia, Myctophoidei, Natlandia, Prosopium, Pseudoleptolepis, Salmonidae, Salmoniformorum, Stomiatoidei, Thaumaturus, Thymallus
Subtaxa: Spaniodon blondelii Spaniodon brevis Spaniodon electus Spaniodon elongatus Spaniodon latus Spaniodon lepturus Spaniodon simus
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Iran (1 collection)
• Cretaceous of Germany (1), Lebanon (9)
Total: 11 collections including 17 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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