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Paralichthys (Vorator)

Actinopteri - Pleuronectiformes - Paralichthyidae

Taxonomy
Vorator was named by Jordan (1925).

It was reranked as Paralichthys (Vorator) by David (1943).

It was assigned to Hippoglossidae by Jordan (1925); and to Paralichthys by David (1943).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1925Vorator Jordan p. 17
1943Paralichthys (Vorator) David p. 164

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
Teleosteomorpha
Teleostei(Müller 1846)
Osteoglossocephalai
RankNameAuthor
ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
Euteleosteomorpha
NeoteleosteiRosen 1973
Eurypterygia(Rosen 1973)
Ctenosquamata
Acanthomorphata(Rosen 1973)
Euacanthomorphacea
Percomorphaceae
Carangimorpharia
Carangimorphariae
orderPleuronectiformes
suborderPleuronectoidei
familyParalichthyidae
genusParalichthysGirard 1858
subgenusVorator()

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.

Subg. †Paralichthys (Vorator) Jordan 1925
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Diagnosis
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