Rhinopycnodus gabriellae Taverne and Capasso 2013 (ray-finned fish)

Osteichthyes - Pycnodontiformes - Pycnodontidae

Full reference: L. Taverne and L. Capasso. 2013. Osteology and relationships of Rhinopycnodus gabriellae gen. et sp. nov. (Pycnodontiformes) from the marine Late Cretaceous of Lebanon. European Journal of Taxonomy 67:1-14

Belongs to Rhinopycnodus according to L. Taverne and L. Capasso 2013

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: CLC S-725. Its type locality is Haqel (Capasso collection), which is in a Cenomanian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal carbonate in Lebanon.

Ecology: nektonic durophage-carnivore

Distribution: found only at Haqel (Capasso collection)

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