Brachypleura Günther 1862 (flatfish)

Osteichthyes - Pleuronectiformes - Citharidae

Parent taxon: Citharidae according to C. Lin and D. Nolf 2022

Sister taxa: Citharus, Rhombocitharus, Eucitharus

Subtaxa: Brachypleura nana

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Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Piney Point Formation, Virginia (Eocene of Virginia)

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