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Gempylidarum merus

Actinopteri - Scombriformes - Gempylidae

Taxonomy
Gempylidarum merus was named by Schwarzhans (2003). Its type specimen is MGUH 26226, an otolith, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Sample M2, Fakse Quarry, which is in a Danian basin reef bafflestone in Denmark.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2003Gempylidarum merus Schwarzhans p. 86 figs. Fig. 38A, B

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
—Teleosteomorpha
RankNameAuthor
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
—Teleocephalade Pinna 1996
—ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
—EuteleosteiRosen 1973
superorderAcanthopterygii
—Percomorpha
—OvalentariaSmith and Near 2012
orderScombriformes
familyGempylidaeGill 1862
genusGempylidarumUnknown
speciesmerus

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.

†Gempylidarum merus Schwarzhans 2003
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available