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Gadidae

Osteichthyes - Gadiformes - Gadidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1810Gadidae Rafinesque
1925Gadidae Arambourg p. 94
1931Gadidae Pauca p. 639
1938Gadidae Weiler p. 26
1943Gadidae David p. 19
1960Gadidae Danil'chenko p. 55
1963Gadidae Jordan p. 663
1978Gadidae Schwarzhans p. 18
1999Gadidae Constantin
2000Gadidae Long and Stilwell p. 351
2003Gadidae Schwarzhans p. 50
2012Gadidae Fierstine et al. p. 70
2013Gadidae Betancur et al.
2016Gadidae Nelson et al. p. 300

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassActinopterygii()
infraclassActinopteri()
—Teleosteomorpha
—Paracanthopterygii()
orderGadiformesGoodrich 1909
suborderGadoidei
familyGadidaeRafinesque 1810
familyGadidaeRafinesque 1810

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. Gadidae Rafinesque 1810
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G. †Arnoldina Jordan and Gilbert 1919
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†Arnoldina iniistia Jordan and Gilbert 1919
G. †Arnoldites Jordan 1923
G. Brosmius Cuvier 1829
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†Brosmius andrussovi Bogachev 1933
G. Gadiculus Guichenot 1850
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Subg. †Gadiculus (Archaeogadiculus) Schwarzhans 1978
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Subg. Gadiculus (Gadiculus) Guichenot 1850
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†Gadiculus (Gadiculus) antipodus Schwarzhans 1980
Subg. †Gadiculus (Microgadiculus) Schwarzhans 1978
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Subg. Gadiculus (Paratrisopterus) Fedotov 1971
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†Gadiculus adversus Schwarzhans 2019
Gadiculus argenteus Guichenot 1850 [silvery pout]
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†Gadiculus pereawa Schwarzhans 2019
G. †Gadidarum Koken 1885
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†Gadidarum amsianus Schwarzhans 2007
†Gadidarum insectus Weiler 1943
†Gadidarum parvus Gaemers 1976
Subfm. †Gadinae
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G. †Semeniolum Gaemers 1984
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†Semeniolum repelense Gaemers 1984
G. Gadus Linnaeus 1758 [cod]
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†Gadus benedeni Leriche 1926
Gadus chalcogrammus Pallus 1814 [Alaska pollock]
†Gadus elegans Koken 1884
†Gadus elegans scuplta Koken 1891
†Gadus friedbergi Chaine and Duvergier 1928
†Gadus minisculoides Schubert 1912
†Gadus planatus Bassoli and Schubert 1906
†Gadus simplex Koken 1891
†Gadus spectabilis Koken 1891
†Gadus venustus Koken 1891
G. Gaidropsarus Rafinesque 1810
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†Gaidropsarus murdjadjensis Arambourg 1927
†Gaidropsarus pilleri Carnevale and Harhauzer 2013
G. Melanogrammus Gill 1862
G. †Merlangiogadus Gaemers 1973
G. Merlangius Geoffroy 1767
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†Merlangus cognatus Koken 1891
†Merlangus spatulus Koken 1891
†Merlangus spaulatus Koken 1942
†Merlangus tenuis Heinrich 1969
Merlangus vulgaris Fleming 1828
G. Microgadus Gill 1865
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Microgadus proximus Girard 1845 [Pacific tomcod]
G. Micromesistius Gill 1863
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†Micromesistius australis Hutton 1872
†Micromesistius boscheinei Schwarzhans 1978
Micromesistius poutassou Risso 1827 [blue whiting]
G. Morrhua Oken 1817
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†Morrhua faba Koken 1884
†Morrhua latus Koken 1891
†Morrhua sollingenensis Koken 1891
G. †Palaeomolva Daniltshenko 1947
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†Palaeomolva tarchanica Daniltshenko 1947
G. †Palimphemus Kner 1862
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†Palimphemus anceps Kner 1862
†Palimphemus minusculoides Schubert 1912
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Invalid names: Micromesistius arcuatus Radwanska 1992 [synonym], Otolithus (Gadidarum) angustus Suzin 1968 [synonym], Otolithus (Gadidarum) minusculus Schubert 1906 [synonym]
†Palimphemus seymourensis Schwarzhans et al. 2017
Invalid names: Colliolus Gaemers and Schwarzhans 1973 [synonym], Doyenneichthys Gaemers 1983 [synonym], Gadichthys Gaemers and Schwarzhans 1973 [synonym], Gadus elegans sculptus Koken 1891 [synonym], Pseudocolliolus Gaemers 1978 [synonym]
G. †Progadus David 1956
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†Progadus miocenicus David 1956
†Progadus pliocenicus David 1956
G. †Protocolliolus Gaemers 1976
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†Protocolliolus amorphus Schwarzhans 2003
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G. Palaeoraniceps Gaemers 1976
G. Theragra Lucas 1898
G. Trisopterus Rafinesque 1814
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Trisopterus luscus Linnaeus 1758
G. Urophycis Gill 1864
Invalid names: Phycinae [empty]
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 Danian to the top of the Holocene or 66.00000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 61.66 Ma

Collections (184 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Danian66.0 - 61.66Greenland Protocolliolus amorphus (22943)
Selandian61.66 - 59.24Denmark Protocolliolus amorphus (159792 159793 159795)
Early/Lower Eocene56.0 - 48.07United Kingdom (England) Microgadus subnotus (3262)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Belgium Gadidae indet. (219001 219008)
Early/Lower Eocene - Middle Eocene56.0 - 37.71United Kingdom (England) Trisopterus dimidiatus (3257 3258)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Germany (Lower Saxony,) Gadidarum amsianus (188954)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03United Kingdom (England) Trisopterus dimidiatus (41888 41989 41992 41994 41996 41998)
Bortonian42.6 - 39.1New Zealand (South Island) Gaidropsarus sp. (219322)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71Antarctica (Seymour Island) Palimphemus seymourensis (176084)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9Antarctica Gadidae indet. (43030)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Russian Federation (Siberia) Palimphemus eocenicus (219356)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Germany Trisopterus elegans, Colliolus parvus (95898)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Gadidae indet. (68021)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Belgium Gadiculus sp. (277442) Gadidarum parvus (277457 277463 277466 277468 277475 277477 277478 277481 277482 277485 277486 277487 277488 277489 277491 277493 277494 277496 277498 277502) Gaidropsarus stettiniensis, Semeniolum rupelense, Palaeoraniceps sp. (188930) Trisopterus elegans (277435 277439 277447 277448 277452 277453) Trisopterus elegans, Gadidarum parvus (277490)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.04USA (California) Progadus miocenicus (203247)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04Germany (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) Merlangius pseudoaeglefinus, Trisopterus kasselensis, Trisopterus sp., Trisopterus sculptus, Colliolus sp., Gadichthys altus (32012)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04USA (California) Gadidae indet. (11601)
Waitakian25.2 - 21.7New Zealand (South Island) Gadiculus adversus (219578 219582)
Otaian21.7 - 18.7New Zealand Gadiculus adversus (152323)
Otaian21.7 - 18.7New Zealand (North Island) Gadiculus adversus (219517 219520 219521 219522)