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Micromesistius

Actinopteri - Gadiformes - Gadidae

Taxonomy
Micromesistius was named by Gill (1863) [Sepkoski's age data: T Ol-u R Sepkoski's reference number: 560]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Gadinae by Schwarzhans (1980) and Steurbaut (1984); to Gadiformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Gadidae by Schwarzhans (1978), Nolf and Steurbaut (1983), Carnevale et al. (2006), Girone et al. (2006), Schwarzhans (2019) and Argyriou (2022).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1863Micromesistius Gill
1978Micromesistius Schwarzhans p. 18
1980Micromesistius Schwarzhans p. 102
1983Micromesistius Nolf and Steurbaut p. 165
1984Micromesistius Steurbaut p. 58
2002Micromesistius Sepkoski
2006Micromesistius Carnevale et al. p. 687
2006Micromesistius Girone et al. p. 656
2019Micromesistius Schwarzhans p. 248
2022Micromesistius Argyriou p. 110

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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
familyGadidaeRafinesque 1810
genusMicromesistiusGill 1863

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. Micromesistius Gill 1863
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Micromesistius australis Hutton 1872
Micromesistius boscheinei Schwarzhans 1978
Micromesistius poutassou Risso 1827 [blue whiting]
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 Badenian to the top of the Middle Pleistocene or 13.65000 to 0.12600 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 12.7 Ma

Collections (29 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62Slovakia M. schwarzhansi (89152)
Badenian13.65 - 12.7Czech Republic (Mikulov) M. arcualus (161993)
Sarmatian12.7 - 11.608Russian Federation (Goryachii) M. sp. (211239)
Opoitian5.333 - 3.6New Zealand M. australis (219270)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Italy (Provinz Siena) M. boscheineni (138094)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Italy M. boscheineni (223700) M. poutassou (210256) M. sp., M. poutassou (210257)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Italy (Sicily) M. boscheineni (223702 223703 223704)
Zanclean - Piacenzian5.333 - 2.588Italy M. poutassou (145678 145680)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Italy M. poutassou (145683)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Greece (Crete) M. sp. (207303)
Piacenzian - Gelasian3.6 - 1.806Italy M. sp., M. poutassou (57058)
Mangapanian - Nukumaruan3.0 - 1.63New Zealand M. australis (219631)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806Italy (Bologna) M. poutassou (186574)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806Italy M. poutassou (159096)
Gelasian - Calabrian2.588 - 0.781Greece (Rhodes) M. poutassou (207569 207571)
Early/Lower Pleistocene - Middle Pleistocene2.588 - 0.126Italy M. poutassou (159378 159455 159823)
Nukumaruan2.4 - 1.63New Zealand (South Island) M. australis (219643)
Nukumaruan2.4 - 1.63New Zealand (North Island) M. australis (219638)
Calabrian1.806 - 0.781Greece (Rhodes) M. poutassou (224514)
Calabrian1.806 - 0.781Italy M. poutassou (159288)
Ionian0.781 - 0.126Greece (Rhodes) M. poutassou (207568)