†order Peltopleuriformes (ray-finned fish)

Actinopteri - Peltopleuriformes

Parent taxon: Neopterygii according to J. CartanyĆ  1999

See also Lombardo 1999 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Ducanichthys, Frodoichthys, Gebrayelichthyidae, Gimlichthys, Holostei, Louwoichthyiformes, Perleidiformes, Placopleurus, Plesiofuro, Pycnodontiformes, Scanilepiformes, Teleosteomorpha, Venusichthyidae

Subtaxa: Peltopleuridae Thoracopteroidea

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Ecology:

Distribution:

• Jurassic of Belgium (1 collection), the United Kingdom (2)

• Triassic of Australia (1), Austria (3), China (11), Italy (11), Spain (9), Switzerland (14)

Total: 52 collections including 90 occurrences

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