Actinopteri - Gadiformes - Gadidae
Alternative spelling: Merlangus
Parent taxon: Gadidae according to P. Holec 1975
See also Girone et al. 2006, Heinrich 1969, Leriche 1926 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Arnoldina, Arnoldites, Brosmius, Gadiculus, Gadidarum, Gadinae, Gadus, Gaidropsarus, Melanogrammus, Merlangiogadus, Microgadus, Micromesistius, Morrhua, Palaeomolva, Palimphemus, Phycinae, Progadus, Protocolliolus, Ranicipinae, Theragra, Trisopterus, Urophycis
Subtaxa: Merlangus cognatus Merlangus pseudaeglifinus Merlangus spatulus Merlangus spaulatus Merlangus tenuis Merlangus vulgaris
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Belgium (1 collection), Germany (1), Slovakia (1)
• Oligocene of Germany (1)
Total: 4 collections including 5 occurrences
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