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Pleuronectidae

Actinopteri - Pleuronectiformes - Pleuronectidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1859Pleuronectidae Owen p. 128
1943Pleuronectidae David p. 165
1963Pleuronectidae Jordan p. 669
1966Pleuronectidae Casier p. 461
2012Pleuronectidae Fierstine et al. p. 160
2013Pleuronectidae Betancur et al.
2016Pleuronectidae Nelson et al. p. 399

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
Teleosteomorpha
Teleostei(Müller 1846)
Osteoglossocephalai
RankNameAuthor
ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
Euteleosteomorpha
NeoteleosteiRosen 1973
Eurypterygia(Rosen 1973)
Ctenosquamata
Acanthomorphata(Rosen 1973)
Euacanthomorphacea
Percomorphaceae
Carangimorpharia
Carangimorphariae
orderPleuronectiformes
suborderPleuronectoidei
familyPleuronectidae
familyPleuronectidae

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

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G. Atheresthes Jordan and Gilbert 1881
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Atheresthes stomias Jordan and Gilbert 1880
G. †Evesthes Gilbert 1910
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Evesthes hooveri Jordan and Gilbert 1920
Evesthes jordani Gilbert 1910
G. Glyptocephalus Gottsche 1835
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Glyptocephalus zachirus Lockington 1879
G. †Hippoglossoides Gottsche 1835
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Subg. †Hippoglossoides (Isomma) Jordan 1927
G. Lyopsetta Jordan and Goss 1887
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Lyopsetta exilis Jordan and Gilbert 1880
G. Microstomus Schinze 1822
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Microstomus pacificus Lockington 1879
G. Parophrys Girard 1856
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Parophrys vetulus Girard 1854
G. Platichthys Girard 1856
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Platichthys flesus Linnaeus 1758
G. Pleuronichthys Girard 1856
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Subg. †Pleuronichthys (Zororhombus) Jordan and Gilbert 1920
Pleuronichthys veliger Jordan and Gilbert 1920
G. Solea Gouan 1770
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Solea approximata Koken 1891
Solea balonggensis Vorstman 1927
Solea eocenica Woodward 1910
Solea glabber Koken 1888
Solea lenticularis Koken 1891
Solea prisca Ciobanu 1977
Solea proocellata Arambourg 1927
Solea rotunda Priem 1914
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Invalid names: Solea solea Linnaeus 1758 [synonym]
Solea senegalensis Kaup 1858
Solea songgoensis Vorstman 1927
Solea sulci Steurbaut 1984
Invalid names: Pleuronectinae [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 21:39:27
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:39:27
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Barremian to the top of the Holocene or 130.00000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 125.45 Ma

Collections (45 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Barremian130.0 - 125.45France (Drôme) Solea sp. (75576)
Middle Eocene48.6 - 37.2Egypt Solea eocenica (190954)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0United Kingdom (England) Otolithus acuminatus, Otolithus approximatus (42636) Otolithus approximatus (42644)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9United Kingdom (England) Otolithus approximatus (42658)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Romania Solea prisca (113962)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03Japan (Yamaguchi) Pleuronectinae indet. (190897)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Germany (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) Solea approximata (32012)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03USA (California) Pleuronectidae indet. (11601)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333Mexico (Veracruz) Pleuronectidarum irregularis (222553)
Neogene23.03 - 2.588Indonesia (Aceh) Solea glaber, Solea angulatus (223637)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97France Solea senegalensis (220042)
Altonian19.0 - 15.9New Zealand Pleuronectidarum acuminatus (67896) Pleuronectidarum acuminatus, Pleuronectidarum splendens (67899)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82France Solea senegalensis (219197)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Japan (Aichi) Atheresthes evermanni (161449)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62Kazakhstan Solea rotunda (174760)
Badenian13.65 - 12.7Czech Republic (Mikulov) Solea sp. (161993)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246USA (California) Evesthes jordani, Evesthes hooveri, Zororhombus veliger (45489)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Argentina (Entre Rios) Solea sp. (13626)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333New Zealand Pleuronectidarum orbicularis (204339)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Germany Solea approximata (223566)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Italy (Tuscany) Solea proocellata (186581 210628)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Italy Solea sp. (186576 210640) Solea vulgaris (186575)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Algeria (Oran) Solea vulgaris, Solea cuneiformis, Solea solea, Solea proocellata (59256)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Ecuador (Esmeraldas) Pleuronectidae indet. (135043)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6USA (North Carolina) Pleuronectidae indet. (52582)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Italy Solea lutea (210257) Solea vulgaris (210256)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Jamaica Pleuronectidae indet. (186673)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Italy Solea sp. (145683)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588USA (California) Parophrys velulus, Lyopsetta exilis (219849)
Piacenzian - Gelasian3.6 - 1.806Italy Solea vulgaris (57058)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806Italy (Bologna) Solea sp. (186574)
Early/Lower Pleistocene - Middle Pleistocene2.588 - 0.126Italy Platichthys flesus, Solea solea (159378)
Middle Pleistocene0.781 - 0.126USA (Oregon) Glyptocephalus zachirus (222409) Glyptocephalus zachirus, Parophrys vetulus, Atheresthes stomias (194882 222408) Parophrys vetulus (222407)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117Spain Pleuronectidae indet. (215645)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117USA (California) Lyopsetta jordani, Pleuronichthys ritteri, Parophrys vetulus (59063)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Canada (Newfoundland and Labrador) Pleuronectidae indet. (122099)