Platichthys Girard 1856 (flatfish)
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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
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Montalbano Jonico (Quaternary of Italy)
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