†Spaniodon blondelii Pictet 1850 (ray-finned fish)
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Alternative combinations: Spaniodon blondeli, Spaniodon blondellii
Full reference: F. J. Pictet. 1850. Description de quelques Poissons Fossiles du Mont Liban 1-59
Belongs to Spaniodon according to O. P. Hay 1902
See also Davis 1887, Pictet 1850, Pictet and Humbert 1866 and Woodward 1901
Sister taxa: Spaniodon brevis, Spaniodon electus, Spaniodon elongatus, Spaniodon latus, Spaniodon lepturus, Spaniodon simus
Type specimen: Its type locality is Sach el Aalma (Blondel collection), which is in a Santonian carbonate lime mudstone in Lebanon
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Lebanon (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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