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Glyptorhynchus triangulus

Osteichthyes - Istiophoriformes - Xiphiidae

Taxonomy
Glyptorhynchus triangulus was named by Robba (1970).

It was recombined as Melanonus triangulus by Nolf and Steurbaut (1983).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
G. bruxelliensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1970Glyptorhynchus triangulus Robba
1983Melanonus triangulus Nolf and Steurbaut p. 163

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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
genusGlyptorhynchusLeriche
speciestriangulusRobba 1970

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
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: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Tortonian or 11.63000 to 7.24600 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Italy Melanonus triangulus (178120 187504)