Lyopsetta Jordan and Goss 1887 (flatfish)
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Actinopteri - Pleuronectiformes - Pleuronectidae
Parent taxon: Pleuronectidae according to H. L. Fierstine et al. 2012
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Atheresthes, Evesthes, Glyptocephalus, Hippoglossoides, Microstomus, Parophrys, Platichthys, Pleuronectidarum, Pleuronectinae, Pleuronichthys, Solea
Subtaxa: Lyopsetta exilis
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (1: California collection)
• Pliocene of United States (1: California)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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