Peltopleurus kneri Woodward 1895 (ray-finned fish)

Actinopteri - Peltopleuriformes - Peltopleuridae

Full reference: A. S. Woodward. 1895. Catalogue of the Fossil Fishes in the British Museum (Natural History), Part III 1-544

Belongs to Peltopleurus according to A. S. Woodward 1895

Sister taxa: Peltopleurus dirumptus, Peltopleurus dubius, Peltopleurus humilis, Peltopleurus lissocephalus, Peltopleurus nitidus, Peltopleurus nothocephalus, Peltopleurus nuptialis, Peltopleurus orientalis, Peltopleurus rugosus, Peltopleurus splendens, Peltopleurus tyrannos

Type specimen: BMNH P.1099a, a skeleton. Its type locality is Raibl, Carinthia (Egerton collection), which is in a Julian basinal (carbonate) limestone in Italy.

Ecology:

Distribution: found only at Raibl, Carinthia (Egerton collection)

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