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Zhangina yangtzensis

Actinopteri - Perleidiformes - Perleididae

Taxonomy
Perleidus yangtzensis was named by Su (1981). It is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Simashan, Hexian County, which is in an Olenekian marine marl in China.

It was recombined as Zhangina yangtzensis by Jin et al. (2003); it was recombined as Plesioperleidus yangtzensis by Tong et al. (2006).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1981Perleidus yangtzensis Su
2002Perleidus eurylepidotrichia Liu p. 30 figs. Pl 2, fig 1
2003Zhangina yangtzensis Jin et al. p. 175 fig. 5,6
2006Plesioperleidus yangtzensis Tong et al. p. 148 fig. 3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
RankNameAuthor
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
orderPerleidiformesBerg 1937
familyPerleididaeBrough 1931
genusZhangina
speciesyangtzensis()

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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Invalid names: Perleidus eurylepidotrichia Liu 2002 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available