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Merlucciidarum papillosus

Osteichthyes - Gadiformes - Merlucciidae

Taxonomy
Raniceps papillosus was named by Casier (1966). Its type specimen is BMNH P 44195 and is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Merlucciidarum papillosus by Schwarzhans (2007).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1966Raniceps papillosus Casier p. 429 figs. Plate 66, Fig. 20
2007Merlucciidarum papillosus Schwarzhans p. 313

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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
genusMerlucciidarumGill 1884
speciespapillosus()

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.

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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: Carroll 1988, Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Lutetian or 48.07000 to 41.03000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Germany (Lower Saxony,) Merlucciidarum papillosus (188954)