Capassopiscis Taverne 2022 (ray-finned fish)

Actinopteri - Osteoglossiformes - Pantodontidae

Full reference: L. Taverne. 2022. The Pantodontidae (Teleostei, Osteoglossomorpha) from the marine Cenomanian (Upper Cretaceous) of Lebanon. 4°. Capassopiscis pankowskii gen. and sp. nov. Geo-Eco-Trop 46:149-158

Parent taxon: Pantodontidae according to L. Taverne 2022

Sister taxa: Palaeopantodon, Pankowskipiscis, Petersichthys, Prognathoglossum

Subtaxa: Capassopiscis pankowskii

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Type: Capassopiscis pankowskii

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Haqel (IRSNB collection) (Cretaceous of Lebanon)

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