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Embalorhynchus

Osteichthyes - Istiophoriformes - Xiphiidae

Taxonomy
Embalorhynchus was named by Marsh (1869).

It was assigned to Istiophorinae by Hay (1902); and to Xiphiidae by Rapp (1946).

Species
E. kinnei
Entered
by M. Uhen on 2017-07-06; modified by M. Uhen on 2020-04-30

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1869Embalorhynchus Marsh p. 228
1902Embalorhynchus Hay p. 403
1946Embalorhynchus Rapp p. 512

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
infraclassActinopteri()
—Teleosteomorpha
—Acanthopterygii
—Percomorphaceae
—Carangaria
orderIstiophoriformes
familyXiphiidaeSwainson 1839
genusEmbalorhynchus

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.

G. †Embalorhynchus Marsh 1869
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†Embalorhynchus kinnei Marsh 1869
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available