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Paralichthys
Taxonomy
Paralichthys was named by Girard (1858) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi-u R Sepkoski's reference number: 915]. It is extant.
It was assigned to Paralichthinae by David (1943); to Bothidae by Purdy et al. (2001); to Pleuronectiformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Paralichthyidae by Fierstine et al. (2012), Carnevale and Godfrey (2018).
It was assigned to Paralichthinae by David (1943); to Bothidae by Purdy et al. (2001); to Pleuronectiformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Paralichthyidae by Fierstine et al. (2012), Carnevale and Godfrey (2018).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1858 | Paralichthys Girard |
| 1943 | Paralichthys David p. 164 |
| 2001 | Paralichthys Purdy et al. p. 184 |
| 2002 | Paralichthys Sepkoski |
| 2012 | Paralichthys Fierstine et al. p. 156 |
| 2018 | Paralichthys Carnevale and Godfrey p. 197 |
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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.
G. Paralichthys Girard 1858
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Subg. †Paralichthys (Vorator) Jordan 1925
†Paralichthys antiquus Jordan 1924
Paralichthys californicus Ayres 1859
†Paralichthys yamanai Sakamoto and Uyeno 1993
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Middle Miocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 15.98000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 11.63 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 11.63 Ma
Collections (10 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miocene | Japan (Tottori) | P. yamanai (161450) | |
| Middle Miocene | Japan (Tottori) | P. yamanai (190896) | |
| Tortonian | USA (California) | Hippoglossus antiquus (45489) | |
| Tortonian - Piacenzian | USA (California) | P. sp. (188305) | |
| Zanclean | USA (California) | P. sp. (184964) | |
| Zanclean | USA (North Carolina) | P. sp. (52582) | |
| Piacenzian | USA (California) | P. californicus (219849) | |
| Piacenzian | Chile | P. sp. (221049) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | USA (California) | P. californicus (59063 190889) |