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Xiphioidea

Osteichthyes - Scombriformes

Taxonomy
Xiphioidea was named by Rafinesque-Schmaltz (1810).

It was assigned to Scombroidei by Schultz (1987), Monsch and Bannikov (2011).

Subtaxa
Tetrapturidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1810Xiphioidea Rafinesque-Schmaltz
1987Xiphioidea Schultz p. 106
2011Xiphioidea Monsch and Bannikov p. 289

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
infraclassActinopteri()
—Teleosteomorpha
—Acanthopterygii
—Percomorphaceae
—Pelagiaria
orderScombriformes
suborderScombroideiBleeker 1859
superfamilyXiphioideaRafinesque-Schmaltz 1810
superfamilyXiphioideaRafinesque-Schmaltz 1810

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.

Superfm. †Xiphioidea Rafinesque-Schmaltz 1810
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G. Pseudohistiophorus Buen 1950
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2009-07-20 21:50:54
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:50:54
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988
Collections
No collection or age range data are available