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Xiphiorhynchus elegans

Osteichthyes - Istiophoriformes - Xiphiidae

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1871Xiphiorhynchus elegans Van Beneden p. 499
1966Xiphiorhynchus elegans Casier p. 309
2004Xiphiorhynchus elegans Monsch p. 460
2006Xiphiorhynchus elegans Fierstine p. 440
2007Xiphiorhynchus elegans Fierstine and Stringer p. 227

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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
genusXiphiorhynchusVan Beneden 1871
specieselegans

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.

Xiphiorhynchus elegans Van Beneden 1871
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