†Italopterus Shen and Arratia 2022 (ray-finned fish)
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Actinopteri - Peltopleuriformes - Thoracopteridae
Full reference: C. C. Shen and G. Arratia. 2022. Re-description of the sexually dimorphic peltopleuriform fish Wushaichthys exquisitus (Middle Triassic, China): taxonomic implications and phylogenetic relationships. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 19:1317-1342
Parent taxon: Thoracopteridae according to C. C. Shen and G. Arratia 2022
Sister taxa: Gigantopterus, Moradebrichthys, Potanichthys, Thoracopterus
Subtaxa: Italopterus magnificus Italopterus martinisi
Type: Thoracopterus magnificus
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Triassic of Italy (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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