Peltopleuridae Explained

Peltopleuridae were an extinct family of prehistoric bony fish. It is classified with the order Peltopleuriformes.

Classification

• Family †Peltopleuridae Brough 1939^{[1] [2] [3]}
  • Genus †Marcopoloichthys Tintori et al. 2008
    • †Marcopoloichthys ani Tintori et al. 2008
  • Genus †Placopleurus Brough
    • †P. primus Brough 1939
    • †P. besanensis (Bassani 1886) [''Pholidophorus besanensis'' <small>Bassani 1886</small>]
  • Genus †Peltopleurus Kner 1866a [''[[Tripelta]] Wade 1940]
    • †P. brachycephalus Liu & Yin 2006
    • †P. dirumptus Griffith 1977
    • †P. dubius Woodward 1890 [''Tripelta dubia'' <small>(Woodward 1890)</small>]
    • †P. humilis Kner 1914
    • †P. kneri Woodward 1895
    • †P. lissocephalus Brough 1939
    • †P. nitidus Xu & Ma 2016
    • †P. nothocephalus Bürgin 1992
    • †P. nuptialis Lombardo 1999 [''Peltopleurus humilis'' <small>Kner 1914 in partim</small>]
    • †P. orientalis Su 1959
    • †P. rugosus Brough 1939
    • †P. splendens Kner 1866a

Bibliography

• Sepkoski . Jack . A compendium of fossil marine animal genera . Bulletins of American Paleontology . 364 . 560 . 2002 . 2011-05-17 .

Notes and References

1. Web site: Mikko's Phylogeny Archive. Haaramo. Mikko. 2007. †Peltopleuriformes . 30 December 2016.
2. Book: Nelson. Joseph S.. Grande. Terry C.. Wilson. Mark V. H.. 2016. Fishes of the World. 5th. John Wiley & Sons. 9781118342336.
3. van der Laan. Richard. 2016. Family-group names of fossil fishes.