Actinopteri - Gadiformes - Macruronidae
Alternative spelling: Macruroninae
Parent taxon: Gadiformes according to W. Schwarzhans et al. 2017
See also Nelson et al. 2016 and Schwarzhans et al. 2017
Sister taxa: Bathygadidae, Brosme, Euclichthyidae, Gadoidei, Gaidropsaridae, Lota, Macrouroidei, Macruroididae, Maorigadus, Melanonidae, Merluccidae, Muraenolepididae, Paratichthys, Pollachius, Pseudoraniceps, Ranicipitidae, Rankinian, Squalogadus, Trachyrhynchus, Trichurides
Subtaxa: Macruronus
Distribution:
• Quaternary of New Zealand (3 collections)
• Mangapanian of New Zealand (1)
• Pliocene of New Zealand (4)
• Miocene of New Zealand (15)
• Waitakian of New Zealand (3)
• Oligocene of New Zealand (4)
• Eocene of Antarctica (1), Australia (2)
Total: 33 collections including 34 occurrences