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Merlucciidarum papillosus

Actinopteri - Gadiformes - Merlucciidae

Taxonomy
Raniceps papillosus was named by Casier (1966). Its type specimen is BMNH P 44195 and is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Merlucciidarum papillosus by Schwarzhans (2007).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1966Raniceps papillosus Casier p. 429 figs. Plate 66, Fig. 20
2007Merlucciidarum papillosus Schwarzhans p. 313

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
—Osteoglossocephalai
RankNameAuthor
—ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
—Euteleosteomorpha
—NeoteleosteiRosen 1973
—Eurypterygia(Rosen 1973)
—Ctenosquamata
—Acanthomorphata(Rosen 1973)
—Paracanthomorphacea
—Zeiogadaria
—Gadariae
orderGadiformesGoodrich 1909
suborderGadoidei
familyMerlucciidaeGill 1884
genusMerlucciidarumGill 1884
speciespapillosus()

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available