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Xiphactinus mantelli

Osteichthyes - Ichthyodectiformes - Ichthyodectidae

Taxonomy

No taxonomic data are available

Sister species
X. audax (syn. Portheus molossus, X. brachygnathus, Portheus mudgei, Portheus lestrio, Portheus lowii, Saurocephalus thaumas), X. vetus (syn. Portheus angulatus, Polygonodon rectus)
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
X. daviesi

Synonymy list
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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
infraclassActinopteri()
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
orderIchthyodectiformesBardack and Sprinkle 1969
suborderIchthyodectoideiRomer 1966
familyIchthyodectidaeCrook 1892
genusXiphactinusLeidy 1870
speciesmantelli

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.

Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available