Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Ordo: †Peltopleuriformes
Familia: †Thoracopteridae
Genera: †Gigantopterus – †Thoracopterus – †Wushaichthys
Name
†Thoracopteridae Griffith, 1977
Type genus: †Thoracopterus Bronn, 1858
References
Griffith, J., 1977: The Upper Triassic fishes from Polzberg bei Lunz, Austria. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 60 (1): 1–93. DOI: 10.1111/j.1096-3642.1977.tb00834.x Reference page.
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Thoracopteridae is an extinct family of prehistoric bony fish classified with the order Peltopleuriformes, containing four genera: Thoracopterus, Gigantopterus, Potanichthys and Italopterus.[1] This lineage of Triassic flying fish-like Perleidiformes converted their pectoral and pelvic fins into broad wings very similar to those of their modern counterparts. However, this group is not related to modern flying fish from the family Exocoetidae, instead being a case of convergent evolution.[2]
Classification
Family †Thoracopteridae Griffith, 1977 sensu Xu et al., 2013[1][3][4]
Genus †Thoracopterus Bronn, 1858
†Thoracopterus niederristi Bronn, 1858
Genus †Gigantopterus Abel, 1906
†Gigantopterus telleri Abel, 1906
Genus †Potanichthys Xu et al., 2013
†Potanichthys xingyiensis Xu et al., 2013 (or †Potanichthys wushaensis[1] Tintori et al., 2012)
Genus †Italopterus Shen & Arratia, 2022[1]
†Italopterus martinisi Tintori & Sassi, 1992
†Italopterus magnificus Tintori & Sassi, 1992
Bibliography
Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Retrieved 2011-05-17.
References
Shen, Chenchen; Arratia, Gloria (2021-10-02). "Re-description of the sexually dimorphic peltopleuriform fish Wushaichthys exquisitus (Middle Triassic, China): taxonomic implications and phylogenetic relationships". Journal of Systematic Palaeontology. 19 (19): 1317–1342. doi:10.1080/14772019.2022.2029595. ISSN 1477-2019. S2CID 247731689.
Xu, Guang-Hui; Zhao, Li-Jun; Gao, Ke-Qin; Wu, Fei-Xiang (7 January 2013). "A new stem-neopterygian fish from the Middle Triassic of China shows the earliest over-water gliding strategy of the vertebrates". Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 280 (1750): 20122261. doi:10.1098/rspb.2012.2261. PMC 3574442. PMID 23118437.
Haaramo, Mikko (2007). "†Peltopleuriformes". Mikko's Phylogeny Archive. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
Nelson, Joseph S.; Grande, Terry C.; Wilson, Mark V. H. (2016). Fishes of the World (5th ed.). John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 9781118342336.
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