†Aspidopleurus Pictet and Humbert 1866 (ray-finned fish)
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Full reference: F. J. Pictet and A. Humbert. 1866. Nouvelles Recherches sur les Poissons Fossiles du Mont Liban 1-115
Parent taxon: Alepisauroidei according to J. Alvarado-Ortega and H.G. Porras-Múzquiz 2012
Sister taxa: Alepisauroidea, Aspidopleuridae, Bathysauridae, Chlorophthalmidae, Evermannellidae, Giganturidae, Ipnopidae, Notosudidae, Sudidae
Subtaxa: Aspidopleurus cataphractus Aspidopleurus kickapoo
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Lebanon (3 collections), Mexico (1)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
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