Osteichthyes - Louwoichthyiformes - Peltoperleididae
Full reference: T. Bürgin. 1992. Basal ray-finned fishes (Osteichthyes; Actinopterygii) from the Middle Triassic of Monte San Giorgio (Canton Tessin, Switzerland). Schweizerische Paläontologische Abhandlungen 114:1-164
Belongs to Peltoperleidus according to A. Tintori et al. 2016
See also Bürgin 1992 and Mutter and Herzog 2004
Sister taxa: Peltoperleidus asiaticus, Peltoperleidus bellipinnis, Peltoperleidus ducanensis, Peltoperleidus obristi, Peltoperleidus triseries
Type specimen: PIMUZ T.3237, a skeleton. Its type locality is Val Porina, Tessin collection, Monte San Giorgio, which is in an Illyrian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal dolomite/shale in the Besano Formation of Switzerland.
Ecology: planktonic suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Triassic of Italy (1 collection), Switzerland (3)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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