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Melanocetidae (disused)
Taxonomy
Melanocetidae is a family. It is extant.
It was assigned to Pediculati by Jordan (1963); to Ceratioidei by Schultz (2006) and Betancur et al. (2013); and to Lophiiformes by Nelson et al. (2016).
It was assigned to Pediculati by Jordan (1963); to Ceratioidei by Schultz (2006) and Betancur et al. (2013); and to Lophiiformes by Nelson et al. (2016).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1963 | Melanocetidae Jordan p. 742 |
| 2006 | Melanocetidae Schultz p. 429 |
| 2013 | Melanocetidae Betancur et al. |
| 2016 | Melanocetidae Nelson et al. p. 514 |
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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.
Fm. Melanocetidae
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009 | |||||
Collections
No collection or age range data are available