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Merluccius attenuatus

Osteichthyes - Gadiformes - Merlucciidae

Taxonomy
Merluccius attenuatus was named by Koken (1891). 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
Entered
by M. Uhen on 2021-10-15

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1891Merluccius attenuatus Koken p. 84

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
superclassActinopterygii()
—HalecostomiRegan 1903
RankNameAuthor
infraclassChondrosteiMüller 1844
infraclassActinopteri()
—Teleosteomorpha
—Paracanthopterygii()
orderGadiformesGoodrich 1909
suborderGadoidei
familyMerlucciidaeGill 1884
genusMerluccius
speciesattenuatus

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 attenuatus Koken 1891
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available