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Moridae

Actinopteri - Gadiformes - Moridae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1960Moridae Danil'chenko p. 43
2012Moridae Fierstine et al. p. 60
2013Moridae Betancur et al.
2016Moridae Nelson et al. p. 298
2016Moridae Přikryl et al.
2017Moridae Schwarzhans et al. p. 154

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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
familyMoridae
familyMoridae

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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G. †Actuariolum Karrer 1971
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†Actuariolum otekaikensis Schwarzhans 1980
G. Auchenoceros Günther 1889
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†Auchenoceros simplex Schwarzhans 2019
G. Austrophycis Ogilby 1897
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†Austrophycis pseudomegalops Schwarzhans 1980
G. †Eophycis Jerzmanska 1968
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†Eophycis jamnensis Jerzmanska 1968
G. †Fanteichthys Carnevale 2007
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†Fanteichthys torricellensis Carnevale 2007
G. †Gadella Lowe 1843
G. Laemonema Guenther 1862
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†Laemonema yarelli Lowe 1841
G. Lepidion Swainson 1838
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Lepidion lepidion Risso 1810
G. †Lotella Kaup
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†Lotella latidorsalis Schwarzhans et al. 2017
†Lotella matata Schwarzhans 2019
†Lotella pfeili Schwarzhans 2019
†Lotella rhacina Lotella rhacina 1801
†Lotella smirnovi Danilshenko 1953
†Lotella spicata Schwarzhans 2019
G. Mora Risso 1826
G. †Onobrosmius Bogatshov 1938
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†Onobrosmius oligocaenicus Bogatshov 1933
G. Paralaemonema Trunov 1990
G. †Physiculinorum Unknown
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†Physiculinorum vandenboschi Steurbaut 1984
G. Physiculus Kaup 1858
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†Physiculus beui Schwarzhans 2019
†Physiculus huloti Poll 1953
G. †Pseudophycis Guenther 1862
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Pseudophycis bachus Forster 1801
Pseudophycis barbata Günther 1863
Pseudophycis breviuscula Richardson 1846
Pseudophycis marginata Günther 1878
†Pseudophycis muringa Schwarzhans 2019
G. Tripterophycis Boulenger 1902
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†Tripterophycis elongatissimus Schwarzhans 1985
†Tripterophycis immutatus Schwarzhans 1980
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

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Mangaorapan to the top of the Holocene or 53.00000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 49.5 Ma

Collections (103 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Antarctica (Seymour Island) Tripterophycis immutatus (176085)
Mangaorapan53.0 - 49.5New Zealand (South Island) Lotella spicata (219499)
Mangaorapan - Heretaungan53.0 - 46.2New Zealand (South Island) Lotella spicata (219500 219501)
Porangan46.2 - 43.0New Zealand (South Island) Tripterophycis immutatus (219502)
Bortonian42.6 - 39.1New Zealand (South Island) Lotella sp. (219322)
Kaiatan39.1 - 36.7New Zealand (South Island) Tripterophycis immutatus (219333)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Australia (South Australia) Tripterophycis immutatus (100232 219165 219166) Tripterophycis immutatus, Tripterophycis elongatissimus (219164)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Poland Eophycis jamnensis (186589)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.03New Zealand (North-West Nelson) Physiculus terakohensis (173837)
Oligocene - Miocene33.9 - 5.333Russian Federation Lotella smirnovi, Onobrosmius oligocaenicus (186461)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03France Physiculus huloti, Physiculinorum vandenboschi (219194)
Duntroonian27.3 - 25.2New Zealand (South Island) Lotella latidorsalis (219612 219615) Lotella latidorsalis, Auchenoceros simplex (219570)
Waitakian25.2 - 21.7New Zealand (South Island) Actuariolum otekaikensis (219336) Actuariolum otekaikensis, Auchenoceros otekaikensis (219319) Auchenoceros otekaikensis (219334 219580 219581 219582 219584 219585) Lotella latidorsalis (219620) Pseudophycis pseudomegalops (219579)
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44France Physiculus huloti (219195)
Otaian21.7 - 19.0New Zealand (South Island) Auchenoceros bicaudatus (219587 219588 219589) Auchenoceros bicaudatus, Pseudophycis pseudomegalops (219586 219591) Lotella sp., Auchenoceros bicaudatus (219590)
Otaian21.7 - 19.0New Zealand (North Island) Auchenoceros bicaudatus, Lotella matata, Physiculus beui (219522) Auchenoceros bicaudatus, Physiculus beui (219517)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97France Physiculus huloti (219196 220042 220043)
Altonian19.0 - 15.9New Zealand Physiculus bicaudatus, Actuariolum bicaudatum, Austrophycis pseudomegalops (67900)
Altonian19.0 - 15.9New Zealand (North Shore) Auchenoceros bicaudatus (219525 219526) Auchenoceros bicaudatus, Lotella pfeili (219523 219524)
Altonian19.0 - 15.9New Zealand (North Island) Physiculus beui (219527)
Altonian19.0 - 15.9New Zealand (South Island) Actuariolum biaudatum, Pseudophycis pseudomegalops (219341) Auchenoceros bicaudatus (219594 219595 219598 219601 219602 219605 219607 219621 219622) Auchenoceros bicaudatus, Lotella matata, Pseudophycis pseudomegalops (219744) Auchenoceros bicaudatus, Physiculus beui (219606) Auchenoceros bicaudatus, Pseudophycis pseudomegalops (219593 219597 219599) Austrophycis pseudomegalops (219271) Pseudophycis pseudomegalops (219318 219592)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Australia (Victoria) Tripterophycis sp. (219137)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82France Physiculus huloti (219197)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Germany (Lower Saxony) Tripterophycis multituberosus (161965)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Italy Fanteichthys torricellensis (185486)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Azerbaijan Lotella andrusovi (186464)
Clifdenian15.9 - 13.65New Zealand (South Island) Actuariolum biaudatum (219274 219275) Auchenoceros bicaudatus, Lotella pfeili, Pseudophycis pseudomegalops (219623)
Lillburnian15.1 - 13.05New Zealand (North Island) Paralaemonema sp. (219547)
Lillburnian - Waiauan15.1 - 11.04New Zealand (South Island) Auchenoceros bicaudatus, Pseudophycis muringa (219610)
Badenian13.65 - 12.7Czech Republic (Mikulov) Physiculus huloli (161993 161995)
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (California) Moridae indet. (84331)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Italy Laemonema yarelli, Physiculus huloti (178120)
Tongaporutuan11.608 - 6.5New Zealand Laemonema sp. (89138)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Italy (Piedmont) Physiculus sp. (172914 220503)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Greece (Zakynthos) Physiculus huloti (207583)
Opoitian5.333 - 3.6New Zealand Pseudophycis bacchus (219270)
Opoitian5.333 - 3.6New Zealand (South Island) Auchenoceros punctatus, Pseudophycis breviuscula (219624)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Italy Gadella sp. (210256)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Greece (Zakynthos) Gadella sp. (223917)
Opoitian - Mangapanian5.333 - 2.4New Zealand (North Island) Auchenoceros punctatus, Pseudophycis barbata, Pseudophycis breviuscula (219628)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Greece (Crete) Gadella sp. (207303) Laemonema sp. (207357)
Piacenzian - Gelasian3.6 - 1.806Italy Gadella sp. (57058)
Mangapanian - Nukumaruan3.0 - 1.63New Zealand Pseudophycis bachus (219631)
Gelasian - Calabrian2.588 - 0.774Greece (Rhodes) Laemonema sp. (207571)
Early/Lower Pleistocene - Middle Pleistocene2.588 - 0.129Italy Laemonema sp., Lepidion lepidion (159455)
Gelasian - Ionian2.588 - 0.129Greece (Kephallonia) Laemonema sp. (207577)
Nukumaruan2.4 - 1.63New Zealand (North Island) Auchenoceros punctatus, Pseudophycis breviuscula (219633) Pseudophycis bachus, Auchenoceros punctatus, Pseudophycis barbata, Pseudophycis marginata (219635) Pseudophycis breviuscula (219634 219636)
Castlecliffian1.63 - 0.34New Zealand (North Island) Auchenoceros punctatus, Pseudophycis breviuscula (219639)
Ionian0.774 - 0.129Italy Laemonema sp. A, Lepidion lepidion (159361)
Haweran - Holocene0.34 - 0.0New Zealand (North Island) Pseudophycis barbata (219641) Pseudophycis breviuscula (219640)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0USA (Louisiana) Physiculus fulvus (161932)