†Phylactocephalus Davis 1887 (ray-finned fish)
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Actinopteri - Aulopiformes - Halecidae
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
Parent taxon: Halecidae according to P. C. Goody 1969
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Halec, Hemisaurida
Subtaxa: Phylactocephalus microlepis
Type: Phylactocephalus microlepis
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Lebanon (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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