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Macruronus

Actinopteri - Gadiformes - Macruronidae

Taxonomy
Macruronus was named by Guenther (1873) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-u R Sepkoski's reference number: 915]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Anacanthini by Frost (1934); to Merlucciinae by Schwarzhans (1980) and Schwarzhans (1985); to Gadiformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Macruronidae by Schwarzhans et al. (2017) and Schwarzhans (2019).

Species
M. eastmani, M. merlucciiformis, M. novaezeelandiae, M. pukeuriensis
Species lacking formal opinion data
M. merlucciformis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1873Macruronus Guenther
1934Macruronus Frost p. 138
1980Macruronus Schwarzhans p. 97
1985Macruronus Schwarzhans p. 25
2002Macruronus Sepkoski
2017Macruronus Schwarzhans et al. p. 445
2019Macruronus Schwarzhans p. 248

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
RankNameAuthor
—Osteoglossocephalai
—ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
—Euteleosteomorpha
—NeoteleosteiRosen 1973
—Eurypterygia(Rosen 1973)
—Ctenosquamata
—Acanthomorphata(Rosen 1973)
—Paracanthomorphacea
—Zeiogadaria
—Gadariae
orderGadiformesGoodrich 1909
familyMacruronidae(Regan 1903)
genusMacruronusGuenther 1873

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. Macruronus Guenther 1873
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†Macruronus eastmani Schwarzhans et al. 2017
†Macruronus merlucciiformis 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: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Ypresian to the top of the Nukumaruan or 56.00000 to 1.63000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 47.8 Ma

Collections (33 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Antarctica M. eastmani (100414)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Australia (South Australia) M. sp. (219164 219168)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03New Zealand (North Island) M. pukeuriensis (204336)
Duntroonian27.3 - 25.2New Zealand (South Island) M. merlucciformis (219332) M. pukeuriensis (219569) M. pukeuriensis, M. merlucciiformis (219615)
Waitakian25.2 - 21.7New Zealand (South Island) M. pukeuriensis (219319 219578 219582)
Otaian21.7 - 19.0New Zealand (South Island) M. pukeuriensis (219591)
Altonian19.0 - 15.9New Zealand M. pukeuriensis (67900)
Altonian19.0 - 15.9New Zealand (South Island) M. pukeuriensis (219271 219318 219341 219592 219593 219597 219605 219606 219607 219744)
Lillburnian - Waiauan15.1 - 11.04New Zealand (South Island) M. pukeuriensis (219610)
Tongaporutuan11.608 - 6.5New Zealand (North Island) M. novaezelandiae (219269) M. pukeuriensis (219553)
Opoitian5.333 - 3.6New Zealand M. novaezelandiae (219270)
Opoitian - Mangapanian5.333 - 2.4New Zealand (North Island) M. novaezeelandiae (219628)
Waipipian3.7 - 3.0New Zealand (North Island) M. novaezeelandiae (219629)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588New Zealand M. novaezelandiae (89089)
Mangapanian - Nukumaruan3.0 - 1.63New Zealand M. novaezeelandiae (219631)
Nukumaruan2.4 - 1.63New Zealand (South Island) M. novaezeelandiae (219643)
Nukumaruan2.4 - 1.63New Zealand (North Island) M. novaezeelandiae (219633 219637)