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Messapicetiformes

Osteichthyes - Cetacea - Ziphiidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2024Messapicetiformes Bianucci et al. p. 31

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
RankNameAuthor
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Euungulata
—Artiodactylamorpha
—Artiodactyla()
—Whippomorpha
orderCetacea
—Pelagiceti
—Neoceti
suborderOdontoceti
—Amblyoccipita
—Stegoceti
familyZiphiidae
—Messapicetiformes
—Messapicetiformes

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.

Unr. †Messapicetiformes Bianucci et al. 2024
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G. †Aporotus Du Bus 1868
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†Aporotus dicyrtus Du Bus 1868
†Aporotus recurvirostris Du Bus 1868
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Invalid names: Aporotus affinis Du Bus 1868 [synonym]
G. †Beneziphius Lambert 2005
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†Beneziphius brevirostris Lambert 2005
†Beneziphius cetariensis Miján et al. 2017
G. †Chimuziphius Bianucci et al. 2016
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†Chimuziphius coloradensis Bianucci et al. 2016
G. †Choneziphius Duvernoy 1851
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†Choneziphius chonops Leidy 1876
†Choneziphius leidyi Bianucci et al. 2013
†Choneziphius liops Leidy 1876
†Choneziphius macrops Leidy 1876
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Invalid names: Choneziphius packardi Lankester 1870 [synonym], Ziphius cuvieri Owen 1870 [synonym], Ziphius planus Owen 1870 [synonym]
†Choneziphius trachops Leidy 1876
Invalid names: Proroziphius Leidy 1876 [synonym]
G. †Dagonodum Ramassamy 2016
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†Dagonodum mojnum Ramassamy 2016
G. †Globicetus Bianucci et al. 2013
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†Globicetus hiberus Bianucci et al. 2013
G. †Imocetus Bianucci et al. 2013
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†Imocetus piscatus Bianucci et al. 2013
G. †Messapicetus Bianucci et al. 1992
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†Messapicetus gregarius Bianucci et al. 2010
†Messapicetus longirostris Bianucci et al. 1992
G. †Ninoziphius Muizon 1983
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†Ninoziphius platyrostris Muizon 1983
G. †Notoziphius Buono and Cozzuol 2013
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†Notoziphius bruneti Buono and Cozzuol 2013
G. †Tusciziphius Bianucci 1997
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†Tusciziphius atlanticus Bianucci et al. 2013
†Tusciziphius crispus Bianucci 1997
G. †Ziphirostrum Du Bus 1868
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†Ziphirostrum marginatum Du Bus 1868
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Invalid names: Mioziphius belgicus Abel 1905 [synonym], Ziphirostrum gracile Du Bus 1868 [synonym], Ziphirostrum laevigatum Du Bus 1868 [synonym]
†Ziphirostrum recurvus Du Bus 1868
†Ziphirostrum turninense Du Bus 1868
Invalid names: Mioziphius Abel 1905 [synonym]
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
G. Bianucci et al. 2024The members of Messapicetiformes are stem Ziphiidae that share the following synapomorphies: 1) mesorostral groove roofed by the dorsomedial contact or fusion of the premaxillae; and 2) pachyosteosclerotic development of the premaxillae along the rostrum.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatitesubo
Form: roller-shapedo
Ontogeny: modification of partso
Environment: marine, freshwatersubo
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: aquatico
Depth habitat: surfaceo
Diet: piscivoref
Diet 2: carnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubo
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:10
Modified: 2005-06-08 12:11:10
Source: f = family, subo = suborder, o = order
References: Nowak 1991, Uhen 2004

Age range: base of the Langhian to the top of the Gelasian or 15.98000 to 1.80000 Ma

Collections (57 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aquitanian - Langhian23.04 - 13.82USA (North Carolina) Ninoziphius platyrostris (48887)
Miocene23.04 - 5.333USA (South Carolina) Proroziphius macrops (18506)
Miocene23.04 - 5.333Spain (Glacia) Tusciziphius atlanticus (80694)
Miocene - Pliocene23.04 - 2.58Netherlands Choneziphius planirostris (53929)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.45 - 13.82Spain Tusciziphius atlanticus (141840)
Burdigalian - Messinian20.45 - 5.333Italy (Apulia) Messapicetus longirostris (47125)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82USA (Virginia) Ninoziphius platyrostris (79793)
Langhian - Serravallian15.98 - 11.63USA (California) Messapicetus sp. (121152)
Langhian - Serravallian15.98 - 11.63Belgium (Nijlen) Aporotus recurvirostris (53679)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Netherlands Ziphirostrum marginatum (192727)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Belgium (Antwerpen) Choneziphius planirostris (67015)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Belgium (Temse) Choneziphius planirostris (67025)
Langhian - Tortonian15.98 - 7.246Belgium (Antwerpen) Ziphirostrum turninense (232084)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63Netherlands Mioziphius belgicus (75152)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63Belgium (Antwerpen) Beneziphius brevirostris (232081)
Serravallian - Tortonian13.82 - 7.246Belgium (Antwerpen) Aporotus recurvirostris (232080) Ziphirostrum laevigatum (232083) Ziphius planirostris (232082)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246USA (Maryland) Messapicetus longirostris (70547)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Peru Chimuziphius coloradensis (95373) Messapicetus gregarius (173255 191217 191218) Messapicetus sp. (96800)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Belgium (Antwerpen) Ziphirostrum laevigatum (48092) Ziphirostrum marginatum (66960)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Denmark (Jutland) Dagonodum mojnum (34521)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Argentina (Chubut) Notoziphius bruneti (146855)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246USA (California) Messapicetus sp. (13300 225305 225310)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Spain (Balearic Islands) Messapicetus longirostris (206309)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Italy (Apulia) Messapicetus longirostris (45503)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333North Atlantic Choneziphius planirostris (208996)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Netherlands Choneziphius planirostris (53889)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333USA (Maryland) Messapicetus sp. (73637)
Tortonian - Zanclean11.63 - 3.6USA (Florida) Ninoziphius platyrostris (18548)
Late/Upper Miocene - Late/Upper Pliocene11.63 - 2.58Belgium (Antwerpen) Ziphirostrum tumidum, Ziphirostrum gracile, Aporotus affinis, Aporotus dicyrtus, Belemnoziphius recurvus, Mioziphius belgicus, Ziphius cuvieri (47465)
Late/Upper Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7USA (Florida) Ninoziphius platyrostris (18532 60036)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Peru Ninoziphius platyrostris (13079)
Messinian - Zanclean7.246 - 3.6Portugal Tusciziphius atlanticus, Globicetus hiberus, Imocetus piscatus (141841)
Messinian - Zanclean7.246 - 3.6Spain Globicetus hiberus (141842 141843) Ziphirostrum sp., Choneziphius leidyi, Tusciziphius atlanticus, Beneziphius cetariensis (141838)
Messinian - Early/Lower Pleistocene7.246 - 0.774Netherlands Ziphirostrum marginatum (189573)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6USA (South Carolina) Tusciziphius crispus (79743)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6USA (Florida) Ninoziphius platyrostris (154720)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Netherlands (Noord-Brabant) Choneziphius sp. (89447)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6USA (North Carolina) Ninoziphius platyrostris, Ziphiidae indet. (52582)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Italy (Siena) Choneziphius planirostris (45497)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6USA (South Carolina) Choneziphius trachops, Choneziphius liops (123227) Proroziphius chonops (123226)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58France (Rodano) Ziphius planirostris (54102)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Belgium (Oost-Vlaanderen) Choneziphius planirostris (57138)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58United Kingdom (England) Ziphius planus (85153)
Gelasian2.58 - 1.8United Kingdom (England) Choneziphius planirostris, Choneziphius planus, Choneziphius packardi (48093)