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Micromesistius australis

Osteichthyes - Gadiformes - Gadidae

Taxonomy
Gadus australis was named by Hutton (1872). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Micromesistius australis by Schwarzhans (1980), Schwarzhans (2019).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Entered
by M. Uhen on 2021-04-03

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1872Gadus australis Hutton
1980Micromesistius australis Schwarzhans p. 102
2019Micromesistius australis Schwarzhans p. 248

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
infraclassActinopteri()
Teleosteomorpha
Paracanthopterygii()
orderGadiformesGoodrich 1909
suborderGadoidei
familyGadidaeRafinesque 1810
genusMicromesistiusGill 1863
speciesaustralis(Hutton 1872)

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.

Micromesistius australis Hutton 1872
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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: Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Opoitian to the top of the Nukumaruan or 5.33300 to 1.63000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Opoitian5.333 - 3.7New Zealand Micromesistius australis (219270)
Mangapanian - Nukumaruan3.0 - 1.63New Zealand Micromesistius australis (219631)
Nukumaruan2.4 - 1.63New Zealand (North Island) Micromesistius australis (219638)
Nukumaruan2.4 - 1.63New Zealand (South Island) Micromesistius australis (219643)