Scophthalmus Rafinesque 1810 (flatfish)
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Actinopteri - Pleuronectiformes - Scophthalmidae
Parent taxon: Scophthalmidae according to K. Agiadi et al. 2020
See also Baciu and Chanet 2002 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Lepidorhombus, Phrynorhombus
Subtaxa: Scophthalmus rhombus Scophthalmus stamatini
Type: Pleuronectes rhombus
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Bulgaria (1 collection), Estonia (1)
• Pliocene of Greece (1)
• Miocene of Croatia (1)
• Oligocene of Germany (1), Romania (2)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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