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Pleuronectidae

Actinopteri - Pleuronectiformes - Pleuronectidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1859Pleuronectidae Owen p. 128
1943Pleuronectidae David p. 165
1963Pleuronectidae Jordan p. 669
1966Pleuronectidae Casier p. 461
2012Pleuronectidae Fierstine et al. p. 160
2013Pleuronectidae Betancur et al.
2016Pleuronectidae Nelson et al. p. 399

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
RankNameAuthor
Teleosteomorpha
Teleostei(Müller 1846)
Teleocephalade Pinna 1996
ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
EuteleosteiRosen 1973
superorderAcanthopterygii
Percomorpha
orderPleuronectiformes
suborderPleuronectoidei
familyPleuronectidae
familyPleuronectidae

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

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G. Atheresthes Jordan and Gilbert 1881
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Atheresthes stomias Jordan and Gilbert 1880
G. †Evesthes Gilbert 1910
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Evesthes hooveri Jordan and Gilbert 1920
Evesthes jordani Gilbert 1910
G. Glyptocephalus Gottsche 1835
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Glyptocephalus zachirus Lockington 1879
G. †Hippoglossoides Gottsche 1835
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Subg. †Hippoglossoides (Isomma) Jordan 1927
G. Lyopsetta Jordan and Goss 1887
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Lyopsetta exilis Jordan and Gilbert 1880
G. Microstomus Schinze 1822
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Microstomus pacificus Lockington 1879
G. Parophrys Girard 1856
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Parophrys vetulus Girard 1854
G. Platichthys Girard 1856
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Platichthys flesus Linnaeus 1758
G. Pleuronichthys Girard 1856
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Subg. †Pleuronichthys (Zororhombus) Jordan and Gilbert 1920
Pleuronichthys veliger Jordan and Gilbert 1920
G. Solea Gouan 1770
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Solea approximata Koken 1891
Solea balonggensis Vorstman 1927
Solea eocenica Woodward 1910
Solea glabber Koken 1888
Solea lenticularis Koken 1891
Solea prisca Ciobanu 1977
Solea proocellata Arambourg 1927
Solea rotunda Priem 1914
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Invalid names: Solea solea Linnaeus 1758 [synonym]
Solea senegalensis Kaup 1858
Solea songgoensis Vorstman 1927
Solea sulci Steurbaut 1984
Invalid names: Pleuronectinae [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available