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Istiophorus parvulus

Actinopteri - Istiophoriformes - Istiophoridae

Taxonomy
Histiophorus parvulus was named by Marsh (1869). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Farmingdale, which is in a Bartonian marine sandstone in the Shark River Formation of New Jersey.

It was recombined as Istiophorus parvulus by Hay (1902) and Rapp (1946).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1869Histiophorus parvulus Marsh p. 227
1902Istiophorus parvulus Hay p. 402
1946Istiophorus parvulus Rapp p. 512

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
—Osteoglossocephalai
RankNameAuthor
—ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
—Euteleosteomorpha
—NeoteleosteiRosen 1973
—Eurypterygia(Rosen 1973)
—Ctenosquamata
—Acanthomorphata(Rosen 1973)
—Euacanthomorphacea
—Percomorphaceae
—Carangimorpharia
—Carangimorphariae
orderIstiophoriformes
familyIstiophoridae
genusIstiophorusLacépède 1802
speciesparvulus()

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 parvulus Marsh 1869
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available