†Pleuronectidarum Koken (flatfish)
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Actinopteri - Pleuronectiformes - Pleuronectidae
Parent taxon: Pleuronectidae according to W. Weiler 1959
See also Frost 1934
Sister taxa: Atheresthes, Evesthes, Glyptocephalus, Hippoglossoides, Lyopsetta, Microstomus, Parophrys, Platichthys, Pleuronectinae, Pleuronichthys, Solea
Subtaxa: Pleuronectidarum acuminatus Pleuronectidarum irregularis Pleuronectidarum orbicularis Pleuronectidarum pentagonalis Pleuronectidarum splendens
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Mexico (1 collection), New Zealand (3)
• Eocene of the United Kingdom (1)
Total: 5 collections including 6 occurrences
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