†Anguillavus quadripinnis Hay 1903 (eel)
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Osteichthyes - Anguilliformes - Anguillavidae
Synonym: Anguillavus bathshebae Hay 1903
Full reference: O. P. Hay. 1903. On a collection of upper Cretaceous fishes from Mount Lebanon, Syria, with descriptions of four new genera and nineteen new species. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 19:395-452
Belongs to Anguillavus according to A. Belouze et al. 2003
See also Hay 1903 and Woodward 1942
Sister taxon: Anguillavus mazeni
Type specimens:
- Anguillavus quadripinnis: Its type locality is Hadjoula (Day collection, AMNH), which is in a Cenomanian carbonate limestone in Lebanon
- Anguillavus bathshebae: Its type locality is Hakel (Day collection, AMNH), which is in a Cenomanian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal carbonate in Lebanon.
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Lebanon (7 collections)
Total: 7 collections including 8 occurrences
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