†Placopleurus Brough 1939 (ray-finned fish)
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Synonym: Venusichthys Xu and Zhao 2016
Full reference: J. Brough. 1939. The Triassic fishes of Besano, Lombardy 1-117
Parent taxon: Neopterygii according to A. Tintori et al. 2016
See also Brough 1939, Sepkoski 2002 and Xu and Zhao 2016
Sister taxa: Ducanichthys, Frodoichthys, Gebrayelichthyidae, Gimlichthys, Holostei, Louwoichthyiformes, Peltopleuriformes, Perleidiformes, Plesiofuro, Pycnodontiformes, Scanilepiformes, Teleosteomorpha, Venusichthyidae
Subtaxa: Placopleurus besanensis Placopleurus comptus
Type: Placopleurus primus
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Jurassic of Italy (1 collection)
• Triassic of China (2), Italy (3), Slovenia (2)
Total: 8 collections including 9 occurrences
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