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Pleuronectidae
Taxonomy
Pleuronectidae is a family. It is extant.
It was assigned to Anacanthini by Owen (1859); to Heterosomata by David (1943), Jordan (1963); to Scorpaenoidea by Casier (1966); to Pleuronectoidei by Betancur et al. (2013); and to Pleuronectiformes by Fierstine et al. (2012), Nelson et al. (2016).
It was assigned to Anacanthini by Owen (1859); to Heterosomata by David (1943), Jordan (1963); to Scorpaenoidea by Casier (1966); to Pleuronectoidei by Betancur et al. (2013); and to Pleuronectiformes by Fierstine et al. (2012), Nelson et al. (2016).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1859 | Pleuronectidae Owen p. 128 |
| 1943 | Pleuronectidae David p. 165 |
| 1963 | Pleuronectidae Jordan p. 669 |
| 1966 | Pleuronectidae Casier p. 461 |
| 2012 | Pleuronectidae Fierstine et al. p. 160 |
| 2013 | Pleuronectidae Betancur et al. |
| 2016 | Pleuronectidae Nelson et al. p. 399 |
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Fm. Pleuronectidae
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G. Atheresthes Jordan and Gilbert 1881
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Atheresthes stomias Jordan and Gilbert 1880 [arrow-tooth flounder]
G. †Evesthes Gilbert 1910
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†Evesthes hooveri Jordan and Gilbert 1920
†Evesthes jordani Gilbert 1910
G. †Hippoglossoides Gottsche 1835
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Subg. †Hippoglossoides (Isomma) Jordan 1927
†Hippoglossoides pristinus Jordan 1927
G. Platichthys Girard 1856
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Platichthys flesus Linnaeus 1758
Platichthys stellatus Pallas 1787 [starry flounder]
G. †Pleuronectidarum Koken
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†Pleuronectidarum acuminatus Koken 1891
†Pleuronectidarum irregularis Weiler 1959
†Pleuronectidarum orbicularis Frost 1934
†Pleuronectidarum pentagonalis Steurbaut 1984
†Pleuronectidarum splendens Schubert 1906
G. Pleuronichthys Girard 1856
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Subg. †Pleuronichthys (Zororhombus) Jordan and Gilbert 1920
Pleuronichthys ritteri Starks and Morris 1907 [spotted turbot]
†Pleuronichthys veliger Jordan and Gilbert 1920
Invalid names: Pleuronectinae [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available