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Xiphias (sword fish)

Actinopteri - Istiophoriformes - Xiphiidae

Taxonomy
Xiphias was named by Linnaeus (1758) [Sepkoski's age data: T Ol-l R Sepkoski's reference number: 718,915]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Squalidae by Leidy (1860); to Xiphiidae by Sauvage (1870), Schultz (1987), Purdy et al. (2001); to Perciformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Xiphiinae by Fierstine (2006).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1758Xiphias Linnaeus p. 248
1860Xiphias Leidy p. 119
1870Xiphias Sauvage p. 11
1987Xiphias Schultz p. 127
2001Xiphias Purdy et al. p. 183
2002Xiphias Sepkoski
2006Xiphias Fierstine p. 442

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
—Teleosteomorpha
RankNameAuthor
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
—Teleocephalade Pinna 1996
—ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
—EuteleosteiRosen 1973
superorderAcanthopterygii
—Percomorpha
—OvalentariaSmith and Near 2012
orderIstiophoriformes
familyXiphiidaeSwainson 1839
subfamilyXiphiinaeSwainson 1839
genusXiphias

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. Xiphias Linnaeus 1758 [sword fish]
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Xiphias gladius Linnaeus 1758
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Invalid names: Xiphias delfortrieri Lawley 1876 [synonym]
†Xiphias radiata Clark 1895
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2004-08-17 14:52:40
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:50:42
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
Reference: Carroll 1988

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Thanetian to the top of the Gelasian or 59.24000 to 1.80000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 56.0 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Thanetian59.24 - 56.0USA (Maryland) Ischyrhiza radiata (84045)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Kazakhstan Xiphias sp. (113118)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04Australia (Victoria) Xiphias sp. (48647)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Italy Xiphias gladius (210256)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6USA (North Carolina) Xiphias gladius (52582)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Italy Xiphias delfortrierii (96767)
Piacenzian - Gelasian3.6 - 1.8Italy Xiphias gladius (57058)
Gelasian2.58 - 1.8Italy (Bologna) Xiphias gladius (186574)