Istiophorus robustus Leidy 1860

Actinopteri - Istiophoriformes - Istiophoridae

Alternative combination: Xiphias robustus

Full reference: J. Leidy. 1860. Description of Vertebrate Fossils. Post-Pleiocene Fossils of South-Carolina 99-122

Belongs to Istiophorus according to O. P. Hay 1902

See also Leidy 1860

Sister taxa: Istiophorus antiquus, Istiophorus calvertensis, Istiophorus homalorhamphus, Istiophorus parvulus, Istiophorus platypterus, Encheiziphius teretirostris, Brachyrhynchus belgicus, Brachyrhynchus solidus

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Istiophorus robustus in the database

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