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Peltopleurus splendens

Actinopteri - 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
—Osteichthyes()
RankNameAuthor
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 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
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