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Istiophorus platypterus

Osteichthyes - Istiophoriformes - Istiophoridae

Taxonomy
Xiphias platypterus was named by Shaw and Nodder (1792). It is extant.

It was recombined as Istiophorus platypterus by Fierstine (2001), Fierstine (2006), Fierstine et al. (2012), Carnevale and Godfrey (2018).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Entered
by M. Uhen on 2006-07-26

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1792Xiphias platypterus Shaw and Nodder
2001Istiophorus platypterus Fierstine p. 29
2006Istiophorus platypterus Fierstine p. 443
2012Istiophorus platypterus Fierstine et al. p. 154
2018Istiophorus platypterus Carnevale and Godfrey p. 194

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
infraclassActinopteri()
Teleosteomorpha
Acanthopterygii
Percomorphaceae
Carangaria
orderIstiophoriformes
familyIstiophoridae
genusIstiophorusLacépède 1802
speciesplatypterus(Shaw and Nodder 1792)

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.

Istiophorus platypterus Shaw and Nodder 1792
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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, Kiessling 2004, Bambach et al. 2007, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Blancan to the top of the Zanclean or 4.70000 to 3.60000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6USA (North Carolina) Istiophorus platypterus (52582)
Blancan4.7 - 1.4USA (California) Istiophorus platypterus (206459)