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Merlangius

Actinopteri - Gadiformes - Gadidae

Taxonomy
Merlangius was named by Geoffroy (1767) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi-m R Sepkoski's reference number: 560]. It is extant.

It was corrected as Merlangus by Leriche (1926) and Heinrich (1969).

It was assigned to Pisces by Risso (1827); to Gadidae by Leriche (1926), Heinrich (1969) and Holec (1975); and to Gadiformes by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1767Merlangius Geoffroy
1827Merlangus Risso
1926Merlangus Leriche p. 459
1969Merlangus Heinrich p. 25
1975Merlangius Holec p. 260
2002Merlangius Sepkoski

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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)
RankNameAuthor
Osteoglossocephalai
ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
Euteleosteomorpha
NeoteleosteiRosen 1973
Eurypterygia(Rosen 1973)
Ctenosquamata
Acanthomorphata(Rosen 1973)
Paracanthomorphacea
Zeiogadaria
Gadariae
orderGadiformesGoodrich 1909
suborderGadoidei
familyGadidaeRafinesque 1810
genusMerlangiusGeoffroy 1767

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. Merlangius Geoffroy 1767
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Merlangus cognatus Koken 1891
Merlangus spatulus Koken 1891
Merlangus spaulatus Koken 1942
Merlangus tenuis Heinrich 1969
Merlangus vulgaris Fleming 1828
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 21:19:31
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:19:31
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Chattian to the top of the Late/Upper Miocene or 28.10000 to 5.33300 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 23.03 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Germany (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) M. pseudoaeglefinus (32012)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62Slovakia M. cognatus (89152)
Badenian13.65 - 12.7Belgium M. sp. (208831)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Germany M. cognatus, M. spatulatus, M. tenuis (223566)