Peia (fish)
Peia is an extinct genus of prehistoric ray-finned fish that lived during the Early Triassic in what is now the Jiangsu Province in China. Its species name is derived from Jurong, where it was discovered in Qingshan Quarry. It is currently known from a single specimen, collected in 1997.[1]
| Peia Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | †Parasemionotiformes |
| Family: | †Parasemionotidae |
| Genus: | †Peia Li, 2009 |
| Type species | |
| †Peia jurongensis (Li, 2009) | |
References
- Li, Quanguo (2009). "a New PARASEMIONOTID‑LIKE Fish from the Lower Triassic of Jurong, Jiangsu Province, South China". Palaeontology. 52 (2): 369-384. Bibcode:2009Palgy..52..369L. doi:10.1111/j.1475-4983.2009.00848.x. Retrieved 2024-01-07.
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