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Merlucciinae (disused)

Osteichthyes - Gadiformes - Merlucciidae

Taxonomy
Merlucciinae was named by Rafinesque (1815). It is extant.

It was assigned to Gadidae by Schwarzhans (1980); and to Merlucciidae by Lin et al. (2017).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1815Merlucciinae Rafinesque
1980Merlucciinae Schwarzhans p. 97
2017Merlucciinae Lin et al. p. 10

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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
subfamilyMerlucciinaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyMerlucciinaeRafinesque 1815

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.

Subfm. Merlucciinae Rafinesque 1815
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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, Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988
Collections
No collection or age range data are available