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Placopleurus

Actinopteri

Taxonomy
Placopleurus was named by Brough (1939) [Sepkoski's age data: Tr Ladi J Sine-l Sepkoski's reference number: 2,623]. Its type is Placopleurus primus.

It was assigned to Peltopleuridae by Brough (1939); to Peltopleuriformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Neopterygii by Tintori et al. (2016).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1939Placopleurus Brough p. 32
2002Placopleurus Sepkoski
2016Placopleurus Tintori et al. p. 194
2016Venusichthys Xu and Zhao p. 339

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
genusPlacopleurus

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. †Placopleurus Brough 1939
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Placopleurus besanensis Bassani 1886
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Invalid names: Placopleurus primus Brough 1939 [synonym]
Placopleurus comptus Xu and Zhao 2016
Invalid names: Venusichthys Xu and Zhao 2016 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2004-08-17 14:52:40
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:50:42
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
Reference: Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Aegean to the top of the Bucklandi or 247.20000 to 189.60000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aegean - Bithynian247.2 - 242.0Slovenia P. sp. (166625)
Illyrian247.2 - 242.0Italy Pholidophorus besanensis (149323) P. primus, P. besanensis (122150)
Pelsonian247.2 - 242.0Slovenia P. sp. (166628)
Pelsonian247.2 - 242.0Italy P. sp. (154334)
Pelsonian247.2 - 242.0China (Yunnan) Venusichthys comptus (156671 156672)
Bucklandi196.5 - 189.6Italy P. sp. (90673)