Peltopleuridae

Peltopleuridae were an extinct family of prehistoric bony fish. It is classified with the order Peltopleuriformes.

Classification

• Family †Peltopleuridae <small>Brough 1939</small>
• Genus †Marcopoloichthys <small>Tintori et al. 2008</small>
• †Marcopoloichthys ani <small>Tintori et al. 2008</small>
• Genus †Placopleurus <small>Brough</small>
• †P. primus <small>Brough 1939</small>
• †P. besanensis <small>(Bassani 1886)</small> [Pholidophorus besanensis <small>Bassani 1886</small>]
• Genus †Peltopleurus <small>Kner 1866a</small> [Tripelta <small>Wade 1940</small>]
• †P. brachycephalus <small>Liu & Yin 2006</small>
• †P. dirumptus <small>Griffith 1977</small>
• †P. dubius <small>Woodward 1890</small> [Tripelta dubia <small>(Woodward 1890)</small>]
• †P. humilis <small>Kner 1914</small>
• †P. kneri <small>Woodward 1895</small>
• †P. lissocephalus <small>Brough 1939</small>
• †P. nitidus <small>Xu & Ma 2016</small>
• †P. nothocephalus <small>Bürgin 1992</small>
• †P. nuptialis <small>Lombardo 1999</small> [Peltopleurus humilis <small>Kner 1914 in partim</small>]
• †P. orientalis <small>Su 1959</small>
• †P. rugosus <small>Brough 1939</small>
• †P. splendens <small>Kner 1866a</small>

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