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Merluccius billnearis

Osteichthyes - Gadiformes - Merlucciidae

Taxonomy

No taxonomic data are available

Sister species
M. abreviatus, M. athanasiui, M. attenuatus, M. balticus, M. bilinearis, M. emarginatus, M. fimbriatus, M. inferus, M. lednevi, M. macroactus, M. merluccius, M. miocenicus, M. obtusus, M. ovalis, M. productus, M. pukeuriensis, M. rattazzii, M. romanicus, M. vulgaris
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
M. albidus, M. angustimanus, M. latus, M. meluccius, M. merlucchus

Synonymy list
No taxonomic opinions are available

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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
speciesbillnearis

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.

Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Langhian to the top of the Tortonian or 15.98000 to 7.24600 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Langhian15.98 - 13.82USA (Virginia) Merluccius billnearis (79793)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63USA (Virginia) Merluccius billnearis (126605 187324)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246USA (Virginia) Merluccius billnearis (152251)