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Blochius

Osteichthyes - Istiophoriformes - Blochiidae

Taxonomy
Blochius was named by Volta (1800) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-m-l Sepkoski's reference number: 2,863]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Sclerodermi by Agassiz (1835); to Rostrati by Giebel (1847); to Blochioides by Pictet (1854); to Blochioidei by Bleeker (1859); to Acanthomorpha by Sepkoski (2002); and to Blochiidae by Schultz (1987), Fierstine (2006), Carnevale et al. (2014), Bannikov (2014).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1800Blochius Volta
1835Blochius Agassiz p. 38ff
1847Blochius Giebel p. 156
1854Blochius Pictet p. 124
1859Blochius Bleeker p. XVI
1987Blochius Schultz p. 124
2002Blochius Sepkoski
2006Blochius Fierstine p. 438
2014Blochius Bannikov p. 30
2014Blochius Carnevale et al. p. 45

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
infraclassActinopteri()
Teleosteomorpha
Acanthopterygii
Percomorphaceae
Carangaria
orderIstiophoriformes
familyBlochiidaeBleeker 1859
genusBlochiusVolta 1800

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. †Blochius Volta 1800
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Blochius longirostris Volta 1796
Blochius macropterus de Zigno 1887
Blochius moorheadi Eastman 1911
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available