Plesioperleidus jiangsuensis Qian 1997 (ray-finned fish)

Osteichthyes - Amblypteriformes - Coccocephalichthyidae

Alternative combinations: Perleidus jiangsuensis, Zhangina jiangsuensis

Synonym: Zhangina cylindrica Liu 2002

Belongs to Plesioperleidus according to J. Tong et al. 2006

See also Jin et al. 2003 and Liu 2002

Sister taxa: Plesioperleidus dayeensis, Plesioperleidus yangtzensis, Zhangina yangtzensis

Ecology: planktonic grazer-detritivore

Distribution: found only at Qingshan quarry, Jurong (Triassic of China)

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