Micromesistius Gill 1863 (ray-finned fish)

Actinopteri - Gadiformes - Gadidae

Parent taxon: Gadidae according to T. Argyriou 2022

See also Carnevale et al. 2006, Girone et al. 2006, Nolf and Steurbaut 1983, Schwarzhans 1978, Schwarzhans 1980, Schwarzhans 2019, Sepkoski 2002 and Steurbaut 1984

Sister taxa: Arnoldina, Arnoldites, Brosmius, Gadiculus, Gadidarum, Gadinae, Gadus, Gaidropsarus, Melanogrammus, Merlangiogadus, Merlangius, Microgadus, Morrhua, Palaeomolva, Palimphemus, Phycinae, Progadus, Protocolliolus, Ranicipinae, Theragra, Trisopterus, Urophycis

Subtaxa: Micromesistius australis Micromesistius boscheinei Micromesistius poutassou Micromesistius schwarzhansi

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Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Greece (4 collections), Italy (6), New Zealand (2)

• Mangapanian of New Zealand (1)

• Pliocene to Pleistocene of Italy (1)

• Pliocene of Greece (1), Italy (10), New Zealand (1)

• Miocene of the Czech Republic (1), the Russian Federation (1), Slovakia (1)

Total: 29 collections including 31 occurrences

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