Italopterus Shen and Arratia 2022 (ray-finned fish)

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

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Type: Thoracopterus magnificus

Ecology:

Distribution:

• Triassic of Italy (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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