†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

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Type: Gladiopycnodus

Ecology: nektonic durophage-carnivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Lebanon (4 collections)

Total: 4 collections including 8 occurrences

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