†family Gladiopycnodontidae Taverne and Capasso 2013 (ray-finned fish)
Actinopteri - Pycnodontiformes - Gladiopycnodontidae
Full reference: L. Taverne and L. Capasso. 2013. Gladiopycnodontidae, a new family of pycnodontiform fishes from the Late Cretaceous of Lebanon, with the description of three genera. European Journal of Taxonomy 57:1-30
Parent taxon: Coccodontoidea according to G. Marramà et al. 2016
See also Taverne and Capasso 2013
Sister taxon: Coccodontidae
Subtaxa: Gladiopycnodus Joinvillichthys Monocerichthys Pankowskichthys Rostropycnodus
Type: Gladiopycnodus
Ecology: nektonic durophage-carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Lebanon (4 collections)
Total: 4 collections including 8 occurrences