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Merlangiogadus

Osteichthyes - Gadiformes - Gadidae

Taxonomy
Merlangiogadus was named by Gaemers (1973).

It was assigned to Gadidae by Fitch and Lavenberg (1983).

Species lacking formal opinion data
M. cognatus, M. congatus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1973Merlangiogadus Gaemers
1983Merlangiogadus Fitch and Lavenberg p. 512

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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
genusMerlangiogadusGaemers 1973

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.

G. †Merlangiogadus Gaemers 1973
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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, Carroll 1988, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Middle Miocene to the top of the Zanclean or 15.98000 to 3.60000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Germany (Lower Saxony) M. cognatus (161965)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6USA (North Carolina) M. congatus (52582)