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Xiphiidae (sword fish)
Taxonomy
Xiphiidae was named by Swainson (1839). It is extant.
It was assigned to Percomorphi by Rapp (1946); to Xiphiiformes by Jordan (1963); to Scombroidea by Hay (1902) and Casier (1966); to Xiphioidea by Schultz (1987); to Perciformes by Purdy et al. (2001); to Scombroidei by Fierstine and Starnes (2005); to Xiphioidei by Fierstine (2006) and Fierstine and Stringer (2007); and to Istiophoriformes by Betancur et al. (2013) and Nelson et al. (2016).
It was assigned to Percomorphi by Rapp (1946); to Xiphiiformes by Jordan (1963); to Scombroidea by Hay (1902) and Casier (1966); to Xiphioidea by Schultz (1987); to Perciformes by Purdy et al. (2001); to Scombroidei by Fierstine and Starnes (2005); to Xiphioidei by Fierstine (2006) and Fierstine and Stringer (2007); and to Istiophoriformes by Betancur et al. (2013) and Nelson et al. (2016).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1839 | Xiphiidae Swainson |
1902 | Xiphiidae Hay p. 402 |
1946 | Xiphiidae Rapp p. 512 |
1963 | Xiphiidae Jordan p. 681 |
1966 | Xiphiidae Casier p. 303 |
1987 | Xiphiidae Schultz p. 126 |
2001 | Xiphiidae Purdy et al. p. 183 |
2005 | Xiphiidae Fierstine and Starnes p. 281 |
2006 | Xiphiidae Fierstine p. 439 |
2007 | Xiphiidae Fierstine and Stringer p. 227 |
2013 | Xiphiidae Betancur et al. |
2016 | Xiphiidae Nelson et al. p. 389 |
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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.
Fm. Xiphiidae Swainson 1839 [sword fish]
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G. †Glyptorhynchus Leriche
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†Glyptorhynchus compressus Leriche 1936
†Glyptorhynchus triangulus Robba 1970
Subfm. Xiphiinae Swainson 1839
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Invalid names: Istiophorini Lutken 1875 [empty], Xiphiorhynchini Regan 1909 [empty]
Subfm. †Xiphiorhynchinae Regan 1909
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G. †Xiphiorhynchus Van Beneden 1871
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†Xiphiorhynchus aegyptiacus Weiler 1929
†Xiphiorhynchus courcelli Arambourg 1927
†Xiphiorhynchus elegans Van Beneden 1871
†Xiphiorhynchus eocaenicus Woodward 1901
†Xiphiorhynchus homalorhamphus Cope 1869
†Xiphiorhynchus hungaricus Weiler 1943
†Xiphiorhynchus kimblalocki Fierstine and Applegate 1974
†Xiphiorhynchus parvus Casier 1966
†Xiphiorhynchus rotundus Monsch et al. 2005
†Xiphiorhynchus rupeliensis Leriche 1909
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available