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Macruronidae

Osteichthyes - Gadiformes - Macruronidae

Taxonomy
Macruroninae was named by Regan (1903).

It was reranked as the family Macruronidae by Nelson et al. (2016), Schwarzhans et al. (2017).

It was assigned to Merlucciidae by Schwarzhans et al. (2017); and to Gadiformes by Nelson et al. (2016), Schwarzhans et al. (2017).

Subtaxa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1903Macruroninae Regan
2016Macruronidae Nelson et al. p. 298
2017Macruronidae Schwarzhans et al. p. 445
2017Macruroninae Schwarzhans et al. p. 154

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassActinopterygii()
infraclassActinopteri()
Teleosteomorpha
Paracanthopterygii()
orderGadiformesGoodrich 1909
familyMacruronidae(Regan 1903)
familyMacruronidae(Regan 1903)

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.

Fm. †Macruronidae Regan 1903
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G. Macruronus Guenther 1873
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Macruronus eastmani Schwarzhans et al. 2017
Macruronus merlucciiformis Schwarzhans 1980
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, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Bartonian to the top of the Nukumaruan or 41.03000 to 1.63000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 37.71 Ma

Collections (33 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71Antarctica Macruronus eastmani (100414)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Australia (South Australia) Macruronus sp. (219164 219168)
Duntroonian27.3 - 25.2New Zealand (South Island) Macruronus merlucciformis (219332) Macruronus pukeuriensis (219569) Macruronus pukeuriensis, Macruronus merlucciiformis (219615)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04New Zealand (North Island) Macruronus pukeuriensis (204336)
Waitakian25.2 - 21.7New Zealand (South Island) Macruronus pukeuriensis (219319 219578 219582)
Otaian21.7 - 18.7New Zealand (South Island) Macruronus pukeuriensis (219591)
Altonian18.7 - 15.9New Zealand (South Island) Macruronus pukeuriensis (219271 219318 219341 219592 219593 219597 219605 219606 219607 219744)
Altonian18.7 - 15.9New Zealand Macruronus pukeuriensis (67900)
Lillburnian - Waiauan15.1 - 11.04New Zealand (South Island) Macruronus pukeuriensis (219610)
Tongaporutuan11.04 - 7.2New Zealand (North Island) Macruronus novaezelandiae (219269) Macruronus pukeuriensis (219553)
Opoitian5.333 - 3.7New Zealand Macruronus novaezelandiae (219270)
Opoitian - Mangapanian5.333 - 2.4New Zealand (North Island) Macruronus novaezeelandiae (219628)
Waipipian3.7 - 3.0New Zealand (North Island) Macruronus novaezeelandiae (219629)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58New Zealand Macruronus novaezelandiae (89089)
Mangapanian - Nukumaruan3.0 - 1.63New Zealand Macruronus novaezeelandiae (219631)
Nukumaruan2.4 - 1.63New Zealand (South Island) Macruronus novaezeelandiae (219643)
Nukumaruan2.4 - 1.63New Zealand (North Island) Macruronus novaezeelandiae (219633 219637)