Osteichthyes - Gadiformes - Merlucciidae
Alternative combination: Merlangus productus
Belongs to Merluccius according to B. J. Welton 2015
See also Fierstine et al. 2012
Sister taxa: Merluccius abreviatus, Merluccius athanasiui, Merluccius attenuatus, Merluccius balticus, Merluccius bilinearis, Merluccius emarginatus, Merluccius fimbriatus, Merluccius inferus, Merluccius lednevi, Merluccius macroactus, Merluccius merluccius, Merluccius miocenicus, Merluccius obtusus, Merluccius ovalis, Merluccius pukeuriensis, Merluccius rattazzii, Merluccius romanicus, Merluccius vulgaris
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (4: California, Oregon collections)
• Pliocene of United States (1: California)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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