†Brachypleura Günther 1862 (flatfish)
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Osteichthyes - Pleuronectiformes - Citharidae
Parent taxon: Citharidae according to C. Lin and D. Nolf 2022
Sister taxa: Citharus, Rhombocitharus, Eucitharus
Subtaxa: Brachypleura nana
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Piney Point Formation, Virginia (Eocene of Virginia)
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