†Spaniodon simus Cope 1878 (ray-finned fish)
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Full reference: E. D. Cope. 1878. Descriptions of fishes from the Cretaceous and Tertiary deposits west of the MIssissippi River. Bulletin of the United States Geological and Geographical Survey 4:67-77
Belongs to Spaniodon according to E. D. Cope 1878
See also Hay 1902
Sister taxa: Spaniodon blondelii, Spaniodon brevis, Spaniodon electus, Spaniodon elongatus, Spaniodon latus, Spaniodon lepturus
Type specimen: Its type locality is Hakel (Cope collection), which is in a Cenomanian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal carbonate in Lebanon
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Hakel (Cope collection)
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