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 R. J. Mutter and A. Herzog 2004
See also Bürgin 1992
Sister taxa: Peltoperleidus asiaticus, Peltoperleidus bellipinnis, Peltoperleidus ducanensis, Peltoperleidus macrodontus, Peltoperleidus obristi
Type specimen: PIMUZ T.2880, a partial skeleton. Its type locality is Cascinello, 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: found only at Cascinello, Tessin collection, Monte San Giorgio
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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