Zhangina yangtzensis Su 1981 (ray-finned fish)

Actinopteri - Perleidiformes - Perleididae

Alternative combination: Perleidus yangtzensis

Synonym: Perleidus eurylepidotrichia Liu 2002

Full reference: D. Su. 1981. A New Species of Perleidus from Anhui. Vertebrata PalAsiatica 19(2):107-112

Belongs to Zhangina according to F. Jin et al. 2003

See also Liu 2002, Su 1981 and Tong et al. 2006

Sister taxa: Plesioperleidus dayeensis, Plesioperleidus jiangsuensis, Plesioperleidus yangtzensis

Type specimens:

  • Zhangina yangtzensis: Its type locality is Simashan, Hexian County, which is in an Olenekian marine marl in China
  • Perleidus eurylepidotrichia: Jurong City Museum J001, a skeleton. Its type locality is Qingshan quarry, Jurong, which is in a Smithian carbonate limestone in the Qinglong Formation of China.

Ecology: grazer-detritivore

Distribution:

• Triassic of China (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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