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Xiphias gladius

Actinopteri - Istiophoriformes - Xiphiidae

Taxonomy
Xiphias gladius was named by Linnaeus (1758). It is extant. Its type specimen is 1.

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1758Xiphias gladius Linnaeus
1876Xiphias delfortrieri Lawley
2001Xiphias gladius Purdy et al. p. 183
2006Xiphias gladius Fierstine p. 442

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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
familyXiphiidaeSwainson 1839
subfamilyXiphiinaeSwainson 1839
genusXiphias
speciesgladius

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.

Xiphias gladius Linnaeus 1758
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Invalid names: Xiphias delfortrieri Lawley 1876 [synonym]
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: base of the Zanclean to the top of the Gelasian or 5.33300 to 1.80000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Italy Xiphias gladius (210256)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6USA (North Carolina) Xiphias gladius (52582)
Piacenzian - Gelasian3.6 - 1.8Italy Xiphias gladius (57058)
Gelasian2.58 - 1.8Italy (Bologna) Xiphias gladius (186574)