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Macruronus merlucciiformis

Actinopteri - Gadiformes - Macruronidae

Taxonomy
Macruronus merlucciiformis was named by Schwarzhans (1980). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was synonymized subjectively with Macruronus pukeuriensis by Schwarzhans (2019).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
M. merlucciformis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1980Macruronus merlucciiformis Schwarzhans p. 97
2017Macruronus merlucciiformis Schwarzhans et al. p. 445

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
RankNameAuthor
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
—Acanthomorpha(Rosen 1973)
—Paracanthomorphacea
—Zeiogadaria
—Gadariae
orderGadiformesGoodrich 1909
familyMacruronidae(Regan 1903)
genusMacruronusGuenther 1873
speciesmerlucciiformis

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.

†Macruronus merlucciiformis Schwarzhans 1980
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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, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Duntroonian or 27.30000 to 25.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Duntroonian27.3 - 25.2New Zealand (South Island) Macruronus merlucciiformis (219615)