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Xiphiorhynchus aegyptiacus

Actinopteri - Istiophoriformes - Xiphiidae

Taxonomy
Xiphiorhynchus aegyptiacus was named by Weiler (1929).

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
—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
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
Created: 2004-08-17 14:52:40
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:50:42
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
Reference: Carroll 1988

Age range: Chattian or 28.10000 to 23.03000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chattian28.1 - 23.03USA (South Carolina) Xiphiorhynchus aegyptiacus (211540)