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Plesiococcolepis

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Extinct genus of fishes

Plesiococcolepis
Temporal range: Early Jurassic PreꞒ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Family: Coccolepididae
Genus: Plesiococcolepis
Wang, 1977
Type species
Plesiococcolepis hunanensis
Wang, 1977

Plesiococcolepis is an extinct genus of prehistoric ray-finned fish. It belongs to the family Coccolepididae and is known from the Early Jurassic of Lingling-Hengyang, Hunan, China.

See also

References

  1. Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Retrieved 2009-02-27.
Chondrostei
Actinopterygii
Chondrostei
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Chondrostei
Chondrostei
Coccolepididae
Acipenseriformes
Chondrosteidae
Peipiaosteidae
Acipenseroidei
Polyodontidae
Acipenseridae
Chondrosteus acipenseroides

Psephurus gladius

Acipenser fulvescens
Taxon identifiers
Plesiococcolepis


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