Actinopteri - Istiophoriformes - Istiophoridae
Parent taxon: Istiophoridae according to P. Oyanadel-Urbina et al. 2021
See also Cantalice et al. 2019, Carnevale and Godfrey 2018, Carnevale et al. 2002, Fierstine 1998, Fierstine 1999, Fierstine 2001, Fierstine 2006, Fierstine et al. 2001, Fierstine et al. 2012, Monsch 2004, Schultz 1987 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Hemirhabdorhynchus, Istiophorus, Istiophorus solidus, Marlina, Tetrapturus
Subtaxa: Makaira belgicus Makaira indica Makaira nigricans Makaira panamensis Makaira purdyi Makaira teretirostris
Ecology: nektonic omnivore
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Italy (1 collection), Mexico (2), United States (1: North Carolina)
• Miocene of Chile (1), Italy (1), Panama (2), Peru (1), United States (2: California, Virginia)
Total: 11 collections including 15 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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