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Xiphiorhynchus aegyptiacus

Osteichthyes - Istiophoriformes - Xiphiidae

Taxonomy
Xiphiorhynchus aegyptiacus was named by Weiler (1929).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Entered
by M. Uhen on 2019-10-25; modified by M. Uhen on 2020-07-20

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1929Xiphiorhynchus aegyptiacus Weiler
2006Xiphiorhynchus aegyptiacus Fierstine p. 440
2020Xiphiorhynchus aegyptiacus McCuen et al. p. 99

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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
speciesaegyptiacusWeiler 1929

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
Life habit: planktonicp
Diet: suspension feederp
Created: 2009-07-20 21:50:54
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:50:54
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, p = phylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004, Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: Chattian or 27.30000 to 23.04000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chattian27.3 - 23.04USA (South Carolina) Xiphiorhynchus aegyptiacus (211540)