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Melanonus

Actinopteri - Gadiformes - Melanonidae

Taxonomy
Melanonus was named by Guenther (1878) [Sepkoski's age data: T Than R Sepkoski's reference number: 915]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Melanonidae by Nolf and Steurbaut (1983); and to Gadiformes by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1878Melanonus Guenther
1983Melanonus Nolf and Steurbaut p. 163
2002Melanonus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
RankNameAuthor
—Teleocephalade Pinna 1996
—ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
—Euteleosteomorpha
—NeoteleosteiRosen 1973
—Eurypterygia(Rosen 1973)
—Ctenosquamata
—Acanthomorphata(Rosen 1973)
—Paracanthomorphacea
—Zeiogadaria
—Gadariae
orderGadiformesGoodrich 1909
familyMelanonidae
genusMelanonusGuenther 1878

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.

G. Melanonus Guenther 1878
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 21:19:31
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:19:31
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Burdigalian or 20.44000 to 15.97000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97France M. sp. (219196)