Luoxiongichthys hyperdorsalis Wen et al. 2012 (ray-finned fish)

Osteichthyes - Ginglymodi - Kyphosichthyidae

Full reference: W. Wen, Q. Y. Zhang, C. Y. Zhou, J. Y. Huang, Z. Q. Chen and M. J. Benton. 2012. A new genus of basal actinopterygian fish from the Anisian (Middle Triassic) of Luoping, Yunnan Province, Southwest China. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 57:149-160

Belongs to Luoxiongichthys according to W. Wen et al. 2012

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: LPV-10144. Its type locality is Dawazi, Luoping County (Chengdu Institute LPI/LPV coll), which is in a Pelsonian carbonate lime mudstone in the Guanling Formation of China.

Ecology:

Distribution: found only at Dawazi, Luoping County (Chengdu Institute LPI/LPV coll)

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