Plesiococcolepis

Plesiococcolepis
Temporal range: Early Jurassic
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.[1] It belongs to the family Coccolepididae and is known from the Early Jurassic of Lingling-Hengyang, Hunan, China.

  1. ^ Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Retrieved 2009-02-27.