Osteichthyes - Gadiformes - Macrouridae
Alternative spellings: Macrurus, Otolithus (Macrurus)
Parent taxon: Macrouridae according to W.-D. Heinrich 1969
See also Frost 1934, Girone et al. 2006, Koken 1891 and Nolf and Steurbaut 1983
Sister taxa: Amblygoniolepidus, Bolbocara, Calilepidus, Coelorhynchus, Coelorinchus, Coryphaenoides, Homeocoryphaenoides, Homeomacrurus, Homeonezumia, Hymenocephalus, Lepidorhynchus, Leptacantholepidus, Macrourinae, Nezumia, Oxygoniolepidus, Promacrurus, Pyknolepidus, Razelainia, Trachyrincinae, Trachyrincus
Subtaxa: Macrourus communis Macrourus debilis Macrurus altus Macrurus dorsolobatus Macrurus ellipticus Macrurus gracilis Macrurus obliquus Macrurus praecursor Macrurus rhombicus Macrurus rotundus Macrurus toulai Macrurus trolli
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Germany (1 collection), Italy (1), New Zealand (4), Romania (2)
• Neogene of Indonesia (2)
• Oligocene of Germany (1), New Zealand (1)
• Eocene of the United Kingdom (3)
Total: 15 collections including 22 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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