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Nezumia
Taxonomy
Nezumia was named by Jordan and Starks (1904) [Sepkoski's age data: T Than R Sepkoski's reference number: 560]. It is extant.
It was assigned to Gadiformes by Sepkoski (2002); to Macrourinae by Schwarzhans (1978), Schwarzhans (1980), Lin et al. (2017); and to Macrouridae by Nolf and Steurbaut (1983), Schwarzhans (1985), Bedini et al. (1986), Girone et al. (2006), Schwarzhans (2019), Schwarzhans and Nielsen (2021), Stringer and Welton (2025).
It was assigned to Gadiformes by Sepkoski (2002); to Macrourinae by Schwarzhans (1978), Schwarzhans (1980), Lin et al. (2017); and to Macrouridae by Nolf and Steurbaut (1983), Schwarzhans (1985), Bedini et al. (1986), Girone et al. (2006), Schwarzhans (2019), Schwarzhans and Nielsen (2021), Stringer and Welton (2025).
Species
Species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1904 | Nezumia Jordan and Starks |
| 1978 | Nezumia Schwarzhans p. 28 |
| 1980 | Nezumia Schwarzhans p. 113 |
| 1983 | Nezumia Nolf and Steurbaut p. 170 |
| 1985 | Nezumia Schwarzhans p. 25 |
| 1986 | Nezumia Bedini et al. p. 52 |
| 2002 | Nezumia Sepkoski |
| 2006 | Nezumia Girone et al. p. 656 |
| 2017 | Nezumia Lin et al. p. 890 |
| 2019 | Nezumia Schwarzhans p. 50 |
| 2021 | Nezumia Schwarzhans and Nielsen p. 32 |
| 2025 | Nezumia Stringer and Welton p. 492 |
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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.
G. Nezumia Jordan and Starks 1904
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†Nezumia armentrouti Stringer and Welton 2025
†Nezumia contemplata Schwarzhans 1978
†Nezumia contortus Bassoli 1906
†Nezumia epuge Schwarzhans and Nielsen 2021
†Nezumia lidsayi Schwarzhans 1985
†Nezumia mangapariensis Schwarzhans 1980
†Nezumia ornata Bassoli 1906
†Nezumia sagittiformis Frost 1934
Nezumia sclerorynchus Valenciennes 1838
†Nezumia teoulerensis Lin et al. 2017
†Otolithus (Macrurus) ornatus apicata Bassoli 1906
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Thanetian to the top of the Calabrian or 59.24000 to 0.77400 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 56.0 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 56.0 Ma
Collections (37 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thanetian | Australia (South Australia) | N. lindsayi (219145) | |
| Lutetian | France | N. teoulerensis (188957) | |
| Bortonian | New Zealand | N. morgansi (219510) | |
| Kaiatan | New Zealand (South Island) | N. morgansi (219333) | |
| Chattian | USA (Washington) | N. armentrouti (239964) | |
| Chattian | New Zealand (North Island) | Macrurus sagittiformis (204336) | |
| Early/Lower Miocene | Chile | N. epuge (46982 241729 241731 241732) | |
| Early/Lower Miocene | New Zealand (North Island) | Macrurus sagittiformis (204341) | |
| Otaian | New Zealand (North Island) | N. sagittiformis (219517) | |
| Otaian | New Zealand (South Island) | N. sagittiformis (219590) | |
| Burdigalian | Chile | N. epuge (179976) | |
| Burdigalian | France | N. ornata (219196) | |
| Altonian | New Zealand (South Island) | N. sagittiformis (219609) Ventrifossa sagittiformis (219271 219341) | |
| Altonian | New Zealand (North Shore) | N. sagittiformis (219524 219526) | |
| Altonian | New Zealand | Ventrifossa sagittiformis (67900) | |
| Altonian - Clifdenian | New Zealand (North Island) | N. sagittiformis (219537) | |
| Lillburnian | New Zealand (North Island) | N. sagittiformis (219547) | |
| Tortonian | Italy | N. ornata (78437 178120 187507) | |
| Tortonian | Italy (Asti) | N. contorta, N. ornata (237147) | |
| Tongaporutuan | New Zealand | N. mangapariensis (89138) | |
| Tongaporutuan | New Zealand (North Island) | N. mangapariensis (219269 219553 219554) | |
| Messinian | Italy | N. sp. (186576 210640) | |
| Piacenzian | Italy | N. sp. (277335) | |
| Gelasian | Italy | N. sclerorynchus (159096) | |
| Early/Lower Pleistocene - Middle Pleistocene | Italy | N. sclerorynchus (159378) | |
| Calabrian | Italy | N. sclerorynchus (159823) |