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Peltopleurus splendens

Osteichthyes - Peltopleuriformes - Peltopleuridae

Taxonomy
Peltopleurus splendens was named by Kner (1866). It is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Raibl, Carinthia (Stur collection), which is in a Julian basinal (carbonate) limestone in Italy.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1866Peltopleurus splendens Kner p. 180 figs. Pl 4, fig 3
1886Peltopleurus splendens Bassani p. 36
1895Peltopleurus splendens Woodward p. 481
1910Peltopleurus splendens de Alessandri p. 142 figs. Pl 9, figs 3,8
1916Peltopleurus splendens Andersson p. 31 fig. 7

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassActinopterygii()
infraclassActinopteri()
NeopterygiiRegan 1923
orderPeltopleuriformes
familyPeltopleuridae
genusPeltopleurus
speciessplendens

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2009-07-20 21:50:54
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:50:54
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Illyrian to the top of the Julian or 243.33000 to 233.60000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Illyrian243.33 - 241.464Italy Peltopleurus splendens (149323)
Illyrian243.33 - 241.464Switzerland Peltopleurus splendens (117994)
Julian237.0 - 233.6Italy Peltopleurus splendens (type locality: 122361)