†Meidiichthys Brough 1931 (ray-finned fish)
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Actinopteri - Perleidiformes - Perleididae
Parent taxon: Perleididae according to Z. W. Yuan et al. 2022
See also Beltan 1972, Beltan 1984 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Aetheodontus, Alvinia, Diandongperleidus, Dipteronotus, Endennia, Eoperleidus, Luopingperleidus, Megaperleidus, Mendocinia, Meridensia, Paraperleidus, Perleidus, Plesioperleidus, Teffichthys
Subtaxa: Meidiichthys browni
Ecology: grazer-detritivore
Distribution:
• Triassic of South Africa (1 collection), Spain (2)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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