Osteichthyes - Perleidiformes - Perleididae
Alternative combination: Perleidus lehmani
Full reference: B. Schaeffer. 1990. Osteichthyes, in Triassic Fishes from the Cassange Depression (R. P. De Angola). Ciências da Terra (UNL), Número Especial 20-29
Belongs to Teffichthys according to G. Marramà et al. 2017
See also Schaeffer 1990
Sister taxa: Teffichthys elegans, Teffichthys lutoensis, Teffichthys madagascariensis, Teffichthys stoschiensis, Teffichthys woodwardi, Teffichthys wui
Type specimen: IICT 83, a skeleton. Its type locality is Lutoa, Baixa do Cassange, which is in a Triassic lacustrine siliciclastic in the Camadas com peixes Formation of Angola.
Ecology: planktonic grazer-detritivore
Distribution: found only at Lutoa, Baixa do Cassange
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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