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Istiophorus antiquus

Actinopteri - Istiophoriformes - Istiophoridae

Taxonomy
Xiphias antiquus was named by Leidy (1855).

It was recombined as Istiophorus antiquus by Hay (1902), Rapp (1946).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1855Xiphias antiquus Leidy
1902Istiophorus antiquus Hay p. 402
1946Istiophorus antiquus Rapp p. 512

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
—Teleosteomorpha
RankNameAuthor
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
—Teleocephalade Pinna 1996
—ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
—EuteleosteiRosen 1973
superorderAcanthopterygii
—Percomorpha
—OvalentariaSmith and Near 2012
orderIstiophoriformes
familyIstiophoridae
genusIstiophorusLacépède 1802
speciesantiquus(Leidy 1855)

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.

†Istiophorus antiquus Leidy 1855
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2004-08-17 14:52:40
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:50:42
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
Reference: Carroll 1988

Age range: Eocene or 56.00000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Eocene56.0 - 33.9USA (New Jersey) Xiphias antiquus (84050)