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Macrurus gracilis

Osteichthyes - Gadiformes - Macrouridae

Taxonomy
Macrurus gracilis was named by Schubert (1905). It is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1905Macrurus gracilis Schubert
1924Macrurus gracilis Frost p. 608
1925Macrurus gracilis Frost p. 20

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassActinopterygii()
infraclassActinopteri()
—Teleosteomorpha
—Paracanthopterygii()
orderGadiformesGoodrich 1909
familyMacrouridaeJordan and Evermann 1898
genusMacrurusBloch 1786
speciesgracilisSchubert 1905

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.

†Macrurus gracilis Schubert 1905
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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

Age range: base of the Bartonian to the top of the Altonian or 41.03000 to 15.90000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71United Kingdom (England) Otolithus gracilis (42636 42641)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9United Kingdom (England) Otolithus gracilis (42658)
Neogene23.04 - 2.58Indonesia (Aceh) Macrurus gracilis (223637)
Altonian18.7 - 15.9New Zealand Macrurus gracilis (67900)