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Xiphopterus falcatus

Actinopteri

Taxonomy
Esox falcatus was named by Volta (1796).

It was recombined as Xiphopterus falcatus by Agassiz (1835), Carnevale et al. (2014) and Bannikov (2014).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1796Esox falcatus Volta
1835Xiphopterus falcatus Agassiz p. 36
2014Xiphopterus falcatus Bannikov p. 30
2014Xiphopterus falcatus Carnevale et al. p. 45

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
RankNameAuthor
Teleosteomorpha
Teleostei(Müller 1846)
Osteoglossocephalai
ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
Euteleosteomorpha
NeoteleosteiRosen 1973
Eurypterygia(Rosen 1973)
Ctenosquamata
Acanthomorphata(Rosen 1973)
genusXiphopterus
speciesfalcatus(Volta 1796)

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.

Xiphopterus falcatus Volta 1796
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available