Osteichthyes - Pycnodontiformes - Pycnodontidae
Full reference: D. Gorjanović-Kramberger. 1895. Fosilne ribe Komena, Mrzleka, Hvara i M. Libanona uz dodatak o Oligocenskim ribama Tüffera, Zagora i Trifalja. Djela Jugoslavenske Akademije Znanosti i Umjetnosti 16:1-67
Belongs to Palaeobalistum according to D. Gorjanović-Kramberger 1895
Sister taxa: Palaeobalistum dossantosi, Palaeobalistum geiseri, Palaeobalistum orbiculatum, Palaeobalistum rectidens
Type specimen: Its type locality is Haqel (MCSN Trieste collection), which is in a Cenomanian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal carbonate in Lebanon
Ecology: nektonic durophage-carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Lebanon (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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