Actinopteri - Peltopleuriformes - Peltopleuridae
Full reference: C. Lombardo. 1999. Sexual dimorphism in a new species of the actinopterygian Peltopleurus from the Triassic of northern Italy. Palaeontology 42(4):741-760
Belongs to Peltopleurus according to C. Lombardo 1999
Sister taxa: Peltopleurus dirumptus, Peltopleurus dubius, Peltopleurus humilis, Peltopleurus kneri, Peltopleurus lissocephalus, Peltopleurus nitidus, Peltopleurus nothocephalus, Peltopleurus orientalis, Peltopleurus rugosus, Peltopleurus splendens, Peltopleurus tyrannos
Type specimen: MCSNIO P639. Its type locality is Cà del Frate, Viggiù, Monte San Giorgio, which is in a Longobardian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal limestone in the Meride Formation of Italy.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Cà del Frate, Viggiù, Monte San Giorgio
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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