†Nematonotus longispinus Davis 1887 (ray-finned fish)
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Osteichthyes - Aulopiformes - Aulopidae
Alternative combination: Pseudoberyx longispina
Full reference: J. D. Davis. 1887. The fossil fishes of the chalk of Mount Lebanon, in Syria. The Scientific Transactions of the Royal Dublin Society, Series II 3:457-634
Belongs to Nematonotus according to O. P. Hay 1903
See also Davis 1887 and Woodward 1899
Sister taxon: Nematonotus bottae
Type specimen: Its type locality is Hakel (Lewis collection), which is in a Cenomanian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal carbonate in Lebanon
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Lebanon (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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