Microchirus Bonaparte 1833 (flatfish)
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Actinopteri - Pleuronectiformes - Soleidae
Parent taxon: Soleidae according to A. Girone et al. 2006
See also Arambourg 1925, Arambourg 1927 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Aseraggodes, Buglossidium, Cornusolea, Dicologlossa, Eosolea, Rhombus
Subtaxa: Microchirus abropteryx Microchirus ocellatus Microchirus variegatus
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Italy (2 collections)
• Pliocene of Greece (1)
• Miocene of Algeria (2), Italy (5)
• Oligocene to Miocene of Greece (1)
Total: 11 collections including 12 occurrences
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