†Aphanepygus dorsalis Davis 1887 (ray-finned fish)
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Alternative combination: Petalopteryx dorsalis
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 Aphanepygus according to A. Bartram 1977
See also Davis 1887
Sister taxon: Aphanepygus elegans
Type specimen: Its type locality is Hakel (Lewis collection), which is in a Cenomanian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal carbonate in Lebanon
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Lebanon (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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