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Xiphiiformes (disused)

Osteichthyes - Percomorphi

Taxonomy
Xiphiiformes is an unranked clade. It is extant.

It was assigned to Percomorphi by Jordan (1963).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1963Xiphiiformes Jordan p. 680

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
orderPercomorphi
Xiphiiformes
Xiphiiformes

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.

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Diagnosis
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