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Merluccius emarginatus

Osteichthyes - Gadiformes - Merlucciidae

Taxonomy
Merluccius emarginatus was named by Koken (1884). It is considered to be a form taxon. It is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
M. albidus, M. angustimanus, M. billnearis, M. latus, M. meluccius, M. merlucchus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1884Merluccius emarginatus Koken
1891Merluccius emarginatus Koken p. 84

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
infraclassActinopteri()
—Teleosteomorpha
—Paracanthopterygii()
orderGadiformesGoodrich 1909
suborderGadoidei
familyMerlucciidaeGill 1884
genusMerlucciusRafinesque 1810
speciesemarginatusKoken 1884

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.

†Merluccius emarginatus Koken 1884
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available