†Aipichthys minor Pictet 1850

Osteichthyes - Teleosteomorpha - Aipichthyidae

Alternative combination: Platax minor

Synonym: Platax brevis Davis 1887

Full reference: F. J. Pictet. 1850. Description de quelques Poissons Fossiles du Mont Liban 1-59

Belongs to Aipichthys according to O. Otero and M. Gayet 1996

See also Davis 1887, Patterson 1964, Pictet 1850 and Pictet and Humbert 1866

Sister taxa: Aipichthys nuchalis, Aipichthys oblongus, Aipichthys pretiosus, Aipichthys velifer

Type specimens:

  • Aipichthys minor: Its type locality is Hakel (Boissier collection), which is in a Cenomanian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal carbonate in Lebanon
  • Platax brevis: Its type locality is Hakel (Lewis collection), which is in a Cenomanian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal carbonate in Lebanon.

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Lebanon (6 collections)

Total: 6 collections including 7 occurrences

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