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

Classification

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

Bibliography

  • Sepkoski, Jack (2002). . Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560.