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Xiphiinae

Osteichthyes - Istiophoriformes - Xiphiidae

Taxonomy
Xiphiinae was named by Swainson (1839). It is extant.

It was assigned to Scombridae by Monsch (2004); to Scomberoidei by Monsch et al. (2005); and to Xiphiidae by Fierstine (2006).

Subtaxa
Istiophorini, Rotundorhynchus, Tamesichthys, Xiphias, Xiphiorhynchini
Entered
by M. Uhen on 2006-09-29

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1839Xiphiinae Swainson
2004Xiphiinae Monsch p. 460
2005Xiphiinae Monsch et al. p. 276
2006Xiphiinae Fierstine p. 442

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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
subfamilyXiphiinaeSwainson 1839
subfamilyXiphiinaeSwainson 1839

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.

Subfm. Xiphiinae Swainson 1839
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G. †Rotundorhynchus Monsch 2004
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G. †Tamesichthys Casier 1966
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†Tamesichthys decipiens Casier 1966
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
Invalid names: Istiophorini Lutken 1875 [empty], Xiphiorhynchini Regan 1909 [empty]
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

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Thanetian to the top of the Holocene or 59.24000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 56.0 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Thanetian59.24 - 56.0USA (Maryland) Ischyrhiza radiata (84045)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07United Kingdom Rotundorhynchus brittanicus, Tamesichthys decipiens (215472)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07United Kingdom (England) Tamesichthys decipens (13299)
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)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (California) Xiphias gladius (276600)