Platichthys Girard 1856 (flatfish)

Actinopteri - Pleuronectiformes - Pleuronectidae

Parent taxon: Pleuronectidae according to A. Girone et al. 2006

See also Sepkoski 2002 and Steurbaut 1984

Sister taxa: Atheresthes, Evesthes, Glyptocephalus, Hippoglossoides, Lyopsetta, Microstomus, Parophrys, Pleuronectidarum, Pleuronectinae, Pleuronichthys, Solea

Subtaxa: Platichthys flesus

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Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Montalbano Jonico (Quaternary of Italy)

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