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Merluccius rattazzii
Taxonomy
Merluccius rattazzii was named by Lin et al. (2017). Its type specimen is IRSNB P 9686, an otolith, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Sant’Alosio, erosional cliffs East of Sant’Alosio village, which is in a Tortonian marine horizon in Italy.
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2017 | Merluccius rattazzii Lin et al. p. 10 figs. Fig. 8C–D |
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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.
†Merluccius rattazzii Lin et al. 2017
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| C.-H. Lin et al. 2017 | The species is characterised by elongate otoliths. The highest part of the otolith is in the middle of the dorsal rim. The thickest portion of the otolith is near the junction of the ostium and cauda. The pince-nez-shaped sulcus is characterised by an elliptic ostial colliculum and a much longer, dorsally directed caudal colliculum. |
Measurements
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| References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988 | |||||