Osteichthyes - Istiophoriformes - Xiphiidae
Parent taxon: Xiphiidae according to J. A. Ebersole et al. 2024
See also Arambourg 1927, Casier 1966, Fierstine 2006, Fierstine and Starnes 2005, Fierstine and Stringer 2007, McCuen et al. 2020, Monsch 2004, Monsch et al. 2005, Schultz 1987 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Embalorhynchus, Glyptorhynchus, Xiphiinae, Xiphiorhynchinae
Subtaxa: Xiphiorhynchus aegyptiacus Xiphiorhynchus courcelli Xiphiorhynchus elegans Xiphiorhynchus eocaenicus Xiphiorhynchus homalorhamphus Xiphiorhynchus hungaricus Xiphiorhynchus kimblalocki Xiphiorhynchus parvus Xiphiorhynchus rotundus Xiphiorhynchus rupeliensis
Ecology: planktonic suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Miocene of Algeria (2 collections), Peru (1)
• Oligocene of United States (3: Alabama, South Carolina)
• Eocene of Antarctica (1), the United Kingdom (3), United States (3: Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina)
Total: 13 collections including 16 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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