†Abisaadia hakelensis Davis 1887 (eel)
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Alternative combinations: Anguilla hakelensis, Urenchelys hakelensis
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 Abisaadia according to A. Belouze et al. 2003
See also Davis 1887 and Wiley and Stewart 1981
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: Its type locality is Hakel (BMNH collection), which is in a Cenomanian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal carbonate in Lebanon
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Lebanon (4 collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
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