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Peltopleurus nitidus

Actinopteri - Peltopleuriformes - Peltopleuridae

Taxonomy
Peltopleurus nitidus was named by Xu and Ma (2016). Its type specimen is IVPP V20400, a skeleton, and it is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Luoping biota (IVPP collection), which is in a Pelsonian carbonate lime mudstone in the Guanling Formation of China.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2016Peltopleurus nitidus Xu and Ma p. 1767 figs. 1-3, 4a

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
RankNameAuthor
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
orderPeltopleuriformes
familyPeltopleuridae
genusPeltopleurus
speciesnitidus

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.

†Peltopleurus nitidus Xu and Ma 2016
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2004-08-17 14:52:40
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:50:42
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
Reference: Carroll 1988

Age range: Pelsonian or 247.20000 to 242.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pelsonian247.2 - 242.0China (Yunnan) Peltopleurus nitidus (type locality: 156671)