†Potanichthys wushaensis Tintori et al. 2012 (ray-finned fish)
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Actinopteri - Peltopleuriformes - Thoracopteridae
Alternative combination: Thoracopterus wushaensis
Synonym: Potanichthys xingyiensis Xu et al. 2012
Full reference: A. Tintori, Z. Y. Sun, C. Lombardo, D. Y. Jiang, C. Ji and R. Motani. 2012. A new "flying" fish from the upper Ladinian (Middle Triassic) of Wusha (Guizhou Province, southern China). Gortania 33:39-50
Belongs to Potanichthys according to C. C. Shen and G. Arratia 2022
See also Sun et al. 2015, Tintori et al. 2012 and Xu et al. 2012
Sister taxa: none
Type specimens:
- Potanichthys wushaensis: GMPKU P-3061, a skeleton. Its type locality is Layer 43, Nimaigu Village, Wusha Township, Xingyi, which is in a Longobardian marine limestone in the Falang Formation of China.
- Potanichthys xingyiensis: ZMNH M1692, a skeleton. Its type locality is Wusha, Xingyi (Zhejiang Museum collection), which is in a Longobardian marine horizon in the Falang Formation of China.
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Triassic of China (6 collections)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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