Allolepidotus

Allolepidotus ("different Lepidotes") is an extinct genus of prehistoric marine holostean ray-finned fish from the Middle Triassic of Italy. It contains a single species, A. ruppelii, from the late Ladinian-aged Perledo-Varenna Formation. It was formerly referred to the halecomorph order Panxianichthyiformes, but is now thought to be a member of the Ionoscopiformes. The misspelled specific epithet (which is sometimes amended to rueppelli in later studies) honors naturalist Eduard Rüppell.^[1][2][3][4]

Allolepidotus Temporal range: Late Ladinian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Clade:	Halecomorphi
Order:	†Ionoscopiformes
Family:	†Subortichthyidae
Genus:	†Allolepidotus Deecke, 1889
Species:	†A. ruppelii
Binomial name
†Allolepidotus ruppelii (Bellotti, 1857)
Synonyms
Pholidophorus ruppelii Bellotti, 1857 Allolepidotus rueppelli (alternate spelling)

The species A. bellottii was also formerly placed in this genus, but is now known to be a member of Eoeugnathus. The species A. nothosomoides, also placed in this genus, is now placed in its own genus, Perledovatus.^[4]

See also

• Paleontology portal
• Fish portal

• Prehistoric fish
• List of prehistoric bony fish