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Tetrapturus

Osteichthyes - Istiophoriformes - Istiophoridae

Taxonomy
Tetrapturus was named by Rafinesque (1810). It is extant.

It was assigned to Tetrapturidae by Schultz (1987); and to Istiophoridae by Fierstine (2001), Fierstine (2006).

Species
T. albidus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1810Tetrapturus Rafinesque
1987Tetrapturus Schultz p. 139
2001Tetrapturus Fierstine p. 33
2006Tetrapturus Fierstine p. 443

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
infraclassActinopteri()
—Teleosteomorpha
—Acanthopterygii
—Percomorphaceae
—Carangaria
orderIstiophoriformes
familyIstiophoridae
genusTetrapturusRafinesque 1810

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. Tetrapturus Rafinesque 1810
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†Tetrapturus albidus Poey 1860
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: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988

Age range: Zanclean or 5.33300 to 3.60000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6USA (North Carolina) T. albidus (52582)