Peltopleuridae

Extinct family of ray-finned fishes

Peltopleuridae
Temporal range: Middle Triassic–Late Triassic
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Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Subclass:
Neopterygii
Order:
Peltopleuriformes
Family:
Peltopleuridae[1]

Brough 1939
Genera
  • Marcopoloichthys
  • Placopleurus
  • Peltopleurus

Peltopleuridae were an extinct family of prehistoric bony fish. It is classified with the order Peltopleuriformes.

Classification

  • FamilyPeltopleuridae Brough 1939[2][3][4]
    • Genus †Marcopoloichthys Tintori et al. 2008
      • Marcopoloichthys ani Tintori et al. 2008
    • Genus †Placopleurus Brough
      • P. primus Brough 1939
      • P. besanensis (Bassani 1886) [Pholidophorus besanensis Bassani 1886]
    • Genus †Peltopleurus Kner 1866a [Tripelta Wade 1940]
      • P. brachycephalus Liu & Yin 2006
      • P. dirumptus Griffith 1977
      • P. dubius Woodward 1890 [Tripelta dubia (Woodward 1890)]
      • P. humilis Kner 1914
      • P. kneri Woodward 1895
      • P. lissocephalus Brough 1939
      • P. nitidus Xu & Ma 2016
      • P. nothocephalus Bürgin 1992
      • P. nuptialis Lombardo 1999 [Peltopleurus humilis Kner 1914 in partim]
      • P. orientalis Su 1959
      • P. rugosus Brough 1939
      • P. splendens Kner 1866a

Bibliography

  • Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Retrieved 2011-05-17.

References

  1. ^ "Peltopleuridae". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved November 18, 2012.
  2. ^ Haaramo, Mikko (2007). "†Peltopleuriformes". Mikko's Phylogeny Archive. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
  3. ^ Nelson, Joseph S.; Grande, Terry C.; Wilson, Mark V. H. (2016). Fishes of the World (5th ed.). John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 9781118342336.
  4. ^ van der Laan, Richard (2016). "Family-group names of fossil fishes". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
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Pholidopleuriformes?
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Polzbergiiformes
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Luganoiiformes
Peltopleuriformes
Peltopleuridae
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Pycnodontiformes
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Redfieldius sp.

Caelatichthys nitens Feroxichthys panzhouensis Perleidus altolepis Dapedium

Pycnodontiform
Taxon identifiers
Peltopleuridae


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