Spaniodon brevis Pictet and Humbert 1866 (ray-finned fish)

Actinopteri - Salmoniformes

Full reference: F. J. Pictet and A. Humbert. 1866. Nouvelles Recherches sur les Poissons Fossiles du Mont Liban 1-115

Belongs to Spaniodon according to J. D. Davis 1887

See also Pictet and Humbert 1866

Sister taxa: Spaniodon blondelii, Spaniodon electus, Spaniodon elongatus, Spaniodon latus, Spaniodon lepturus, Spaniodon simus

Type specimen: Its type locality is Sahel Alma (Humbert collection), which is in a Santonian carbonate lime mudstone in Lebanon

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Sahel Alma (Humbert collection)

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