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Istiophoridae
Taxonomy
Istiophoridae was named as a family. It is extant.
It was reranked as the subfamily Istiophorinae by Hay (1902).
It was assigned to Xiphiidae by Hay (1902); to Xiphiiformes by Jordan (1963); to Xiphioidea by Schultz (1987); to Scombroidei by Fierstine (1998), Fierstine (1999), Fierstine (2001); to Xiphioidei by Fierstine (2006), Fierstine et al. (2012); to Istiophoriformes by Betancur et al. (2013), Nelson et al. (2016); and to Perciformes by Purdy et al. (2001), Carnevale and Godfrey (2018).
It was reranked as the subfamily Istiophorinae by Hay (1902).
It was assigned to Xiphiidae by Hay (1902); to Xiphiiformes by Jordan (1963); to Xiphioidea by Schultz (1987); to Scombroidei by Fierstine (1998), Fierstine (1999), Fierstine (2001); to Xiphioidei by Fierstine (2006), Fierstine et al. (2012); to Istiophoriformes by Betancur et al. (2013), Nelson et al. (2016); and to Perciformes by Purdy et al. (2001), Carnevale and Godfrey (2018).
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1871 | Istiophorus solidus Van Beneden |
| 1902 | Istiophorinae Hay p. 402 |
| 1963 | Istiophoridae Jordan p. 681 |
| 1987 | Istiophoridae Schultz p. 153 |
| 1998 | Istiophoridae Fierstine p. 34 |
| 1999 | Istiophoridae Fierstine p. 71 |
| 2001 | Istiophoridae Fierstine p. 28 |
| 2001 | Istiophoridae Purdy et al. p. 184 |
| 2006 | Istiophoridae Fierstine p. 443 |
| 2012 | Istiophoridae Fierstine et al. p. 154 |
| 2013 | Istiophoridae Betancur et al. |
| 2016 | Istiophoridae Nelson et al. p. 389 |
| 2018 | Istiophoridae 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.
Fm. Istiophoridae
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G. †Hemirhabdorhynchus Casier 1946
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†Hemirhabdorhynchus depressus Casier 1946
†Hemirhabdorhynchus elliotti Casier 1966
†Hemirhabdorhynchus ypresiensis Casier 1946
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]
G. Makaira Lacépède 1802
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†Makaira belgicus Leriche 1926
Makaira indica Cuvier 1832
Makaira nigricans Lacépède 1802
†Makaira panamensis Fierstine 1978
†Makaira purdyi Fierstine 1999
†Makaira teretirostris Van Beneden 1871
G. †Marlina Grey 1928
Invalid names: Istiophorus solidus Van Beneden 1871 [invalid subgroup]
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 (30 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Thanetian | USA (New Jersey) | Histiophorus homalorhamphus (3113) | |
| Ypresian | United Kingdom | Makaira sp. (215472) | |
| Ypresian | Belgium | Hemirhabdorhynchus ypresiansis, Hemirhabdorhynchus depressus (219001) | |
| Ypresian | United Kingdom (England) | Hemirhabdorhynchus elliotti (13299) | |
| Eocene | USA (New Jersey) | Xiphias antiquus (84050) | |
| Lutetian | United Kingdom (England) | Brachyrhynchus sp. (41989 41992) | |
| Bartonian | USA (New Jersey) | Histiophorus parvulus (84022) | |
| Aquitanian - Langhian | USA (North Carolina) | Hemirhabdorhynchus sp. (48887) | |
| Burdigalian | Peru | Makaira sp. (167732) | |
| Burdigalian - Serravallian | USA (Virginia) | Istiophorus sp. (105548) | |
| Langhian - Serravallian | USA (California) | Makaira sp. (46069) | |
| Serravallian | USA (Virginia) | Istiophorus sp. (187324) | |
| Tortonian | USA (California) | Istiophoridae indet. (50069) | |
| Tortonian | Panama | Makaira nigricans (24237) | |
| Tortonian | Chile (Atacama) | Istiophoridae indet. (80365) | |
| Tortonian | Italy (Apulia) | Makaira nigricans (45503) | |
| Late/Upper Miocene | Panama | Makaira panamensis (192109) | |
| Messinian | Chile | Istiophoridae indet. (154642) | |
| Messinian | Chile (Antwerpen) | Makaira sp., Istiophoridae indet. (162358) | |
| Messinian | USA (Virginia) | Makaira nigricans (70529) | |
| Zanclean | Italy (Tuscany) | Makaira sp. (190383) | |
| Zanclean | France | Encheiziphius teretirostris (56693) | |
| Zanclean | USA (North Carolina) | Istiophorus platypterus, Makaira indica, Makaira nigricans, Makaira purdyi, Tetrapturus albidus (52582) | |
| Blancan | USA (California) | Istiophorus platypterus (206459) | |
| Piacenzian | USA (California) | Istiophoridae indet. (75482) | |
| Piacenzian | Mexico (Baja California Sur) | Istiophoridae indet. (204356) Makaira nigricans (204355 204357) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | USA (South Carolina) | Istiophorus albicans (188304) |