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Istiophorus
Taxonomy
Istiophorus was named by Lacépède (1802) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi-m R Sepkoski's reference number: 915]. It is extant.
It was assigned to Istiophorinae by Hay (1902); to Xiphiidae by Rapp (1946); to Perciformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Istiophoridae by Schultz (1987), Fierstine (2001), Fierstine (2006), Fierstine et al. (2012), Carnevale and Godfrey (2018).
It was assigned to Istiophorinae by Hay (1902); to Xiphiidae by Rapp (1946); to Perciformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Istiophoridae by Schultz (1987), Fierstine (2001), Fierstine (2006), Fierstine et al. (2012), Carnevale and Godfrey (2018).
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1802 | Istiophorus Lacépède |
| 1857 | Encheiziphius Rutimeyer p. 561 |
| 1871 | Brachyrhynchus Van Beneden p. 495 |
| 1902 | Istiophorus Hay p. 402 |
| 1904 | Encheiziphius Palmer p. 795 |
| 1906 | Encheiziphius Leriche p. 347 |
| 1926 | Brachyrhynchus Leriche p. 442 |
| 1946 | Istiophorus Rapp p. 512 |
| 1987 | Istiophorus Schultz p. 166 |
| 2001 | Istiophorus Fierstine p. 29 |
| 2002 | Istiophorus Sepkoski |
| 2006 | Istiophorus Fierstine p. 443 |
| 2012 | Istiophorus Fierstine et al. p. 154 |
| 2018 | Istiophorus Carnevale and Godfrey p. 194 |
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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.
G. Istiophorus Lacépède 1802
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†Istiophorus antiquus Leidy 1855
†Istiophorus calvertensis Berry 1917
†Istiophorus homalorhamphus Cope 1855
†Istiophorus parvulus Marsh 1869
Istiophorus platypterus Shaw and Nodder 1792
Istiophorus robustus Leidy 1860
Invalid names: Brachyrhynchus Van Beneden 1871 [synonym], Encheiziphius Rutimeyer 1857 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Thanetian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 59.24000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 56.0 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 56.0 Ma
Collections (11 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Thanetian | USA (New Jersey) | Histiophorus homalorhamphus (3113) | |
| Eocene | USA (New Jersey) | Xiphias antiquus (84050) | |
| Lutetian | United Kingdom (England) | Brachyrhynchus sp. (41989 41992) | |
| Bartonian | USA (New Jersey) | Histiophorus parvulus (84022) | |
| Burdigalian - Serravallian | USA (Virginia) | I. sp. (105548) | |
| Serravallian | USA (Virginia) | I. sp. (187324) | |
| Zanclean | USA (North Carolina) | I. platypterus (52582) | |
| Zanclean | France | Encheiziphius teretirostris (56693) | |
| Blancan | USA (California) | I. platypterus (206459) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | USA (South Carolina) | I. albicans (188304) |