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Macruronus novaezeelandiae

Actinopteri - Gadiformes - Macruronidae

Taxonomy
Coryphaenoides novaezelandiae was named by Hector (1871). It is extant.

It was recombined as Macruronus novaezelandiae by Schwarzhans (1980); it was recombined as Macruronus novaezeelandiae by Schwarzhans (2019).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
M. merlucciformis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1871Coryphaenoides novaezelandiae Hector p. 99
1980Macruronus novaezelandiae Schwarzhans p. 99
2019Macruronus novaezeelandiae 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)
—Osteoglossocephalai
RankNameAuthor
—ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
—Euteleosteomorpha
—NeoteleosteiRosen 1973
—Eurypterygia(Rosen 1973)
—Ctenosquamata
—Acanthomorphata(Rosen 1973)
—Paracanthomorphacea
—Zeiogadaria
—Gadariae
orderGadiformesGoodrich 1909
familyMacruronidae(Regan 1903)
genusMacruronusGuenther 1873
speciesnovaezeelandiae(Hector 1871)

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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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: base of the Tongaporutuan to the top of the Nukumaruan or 11.60800 to 1.63000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tongaporutuan11.608 - 6.5New Zealand (North Island) Macruronus novaezelandiae (219269)
Opoitian5.333 - 3.6New Zealand Macruronus novaezelandiae (219270)
Opoitian - Mangapanian5.333 - 2.4New Zealand (North Island) Macruronus novaezeelandiae (219628)
Waipipian3.7 - 3.0New Zealand (North Island) Macruronus novaezeelandiae (219629)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588New Zealand Macruronus novaezelandiae (89089)
Mangapanian - Nukumaruan3.0 - 1.63New Zealand Macruronus novaezeelandiae (219631)
Nukumaruan2.4 - 1.63New Zealand (North Island) Macruronus novaezeelandiae (219633 219637)
Nukumaruan2.4 - 1.63New Zealand (South Island) Macruronus novaezeelandiae (219643)