Peltopleurus humilis Kner 1867 (ray-finned fish)

Actinopteri - Peltopleuriformes - Peltopleuridae

Full reference: R. Kner. 1867. Nachtrag zur fossilen Fauna der Asphaltschiefer von Seefeld in Tirol. Sitzungsberichte der Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Classe der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften 56:898-909

Belongs to Peltopleurus according to F. Bassani 1895

See also Kner 1867 and Woodward 1895

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

Type specimen: Its type locality is Seefeld, Innsbruck collection, which is in an Alaunian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal limestone in the Seefelder Formation of Austria

Ecology:

Distribution:

• Triassic of Austria (2 collections), Italy (1)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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