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Peripeltopleurus

Actinopteri - Peltopleuriformes - Wushaichthyidae

Taxonomy
Peripeltopleurus was named by Bürgin (1992) [Sepkoski's age data: Tr Ladi-l Sepkoski's reference number: 1038].

It was assigned to Peltopleuridae by Bürgin (1992) and Cartanyà (1999); to Peltopleuriformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Wushaichthyidae by Shen and Arratia (2022).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1992Peripeltopleurus Bürgin p. 127
1999Peripeltopleurus Cartanyà p. 545
2002Peripeltopleurus Sepkoski
2022Peripeltopleurus Shen and Arratia p. 1327

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
orderPeltopleuriformes
superfamilyThoracopteroidea
familyWushaichthyidae
genusPeripeltopleurus

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.

G. †Peripeltopleurus Bürgin 1992
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available