†Pantopholis Davis 1887 (ray-finned fish)
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Osteichthyes - Aulopiformes - Enchodontidae
Alternative spelling: Pantophilus
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: Enchodontidae according to A. S. Woodward 1901
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Calypsoichthys, Enchodus, Eurypholinae, Leptecodon, Palaeolycus, Parenchodus, Rharbichthys, Unicachichthys, Veridagon
Subtaxa: Pantopholis dorsalis
Type: Pantopholis dorsalis
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Sahil Alma (Lewis collection) (Cretaceous of Lebanon)
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