Peltopleuridae
Extinct family of ray-finned fishes
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Peltopleuridae were an extinct family of prehistoric bony fish. It is classified with the order Peltopleuriformes.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | †Peltopleuriformes |
| Family: | †Peltopleuridae Brough, 1939 |
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Classification
- Family †Peltopleuridae Brough 1939[1][2][3]
- 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
- Genus †Marcopoloichthys Tintori et al. 2008
Bibliography
- Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Retrieved 2011-05-17.
