Parophrys Girard 1856 (flatfish)
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Actinopteri - Pleuronectiformes - Pleuronectidae
Parent taxon: Pleuronectidae according to B. J. Welton 2015
See also Fierstine et al. 2012 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Atheresthes, Evesthes, Glyptocephalus, Hippoglossoides, Lyopsetta, Microstomus, Platichthys, Pleuronectidarum, Pleuronectinae, Pleuronichthys, Solea
Subtaxa: Parophrys vetulus
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (4: California, Oregon collections)
• Pliocene of United States (1: California)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
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