†Placopleurus comptus Xu and Zhao 2016
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Alternative combination: Venusichthys comptus
Full reference: G. H. Xu and L. J. Zhao. 2016. A Middle Triassic stem-neopterygian fish from China shows remarkable secondary sexual characteristics. Science Bulletin 61:338-344
Belongs to Placopleurus according to A. Tintori et al. 2016
See also Xu and Zhao 2016
Sister taxon: Placopleurus besanensis
Type specimen: IVPP V20010, a skeleton. Its type locality is Luoping biota (IVPP collection), which is in a Pelsonian carbonate lime mudstone in the Guanling Formation of China.
Distribution:
• Triassic of China (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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