†Placopleurus besanensis Bassani 1886 (ray-finned fish)
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Alternative combination: Pholidophorus besanensis
Synonym: Placopleurus primus Brough 1939
Full reference: F. Bassani. 1886. Sui fossili e sull'età degli schisti bituminosi triasici di Besano in Lombardia [On the fossils and the age of the Triassic bituminous schist of Besano in Lombardy]. Atti della Società Italiana di Scienze Naturale del Museo Civili de Storia Naturali 29:15-72
Belongs to Placopleurus according to T. Bürgin et al. 1991
See also Bassani 1886, Brough 1939, de Alessandri 1910 and Tintori et al. 2016
Sister taxon: Placopleurus comptus
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Triassic of Italy (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections including 3 occurrences
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