Osteichthyes - Gadiformes - Merlucciidae
Alternative combinations: Lophius sagittidens, Trichiurides sagittidens
Belongs to Merluccius according to D. Nolf 1972
See also Casier 1946, Casier 1966, Cicimurri et al. 2022, Ebersole et al. 2019, Maisch et al. 2016, Schultz 2006 and Weems 1999
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 productus, Merluccius pukeuriensis, Merluccius rattazzii, Merluccius romanicus, Merluccius shepherdi, Merluccius vulgaris
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Oligocene of United States (2: South Carolina collections)
• Eocene of Belgium (2), Ukraine (1), the United Kingdom (8), United States (10: Alabama, Mississippi, Virginia)
Total: 23 collections each including a single occurrence
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