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Xiphioidei

Actinopteri - Perciformes

Taxonomy
Xiphioidei was named by Swainson (1839). It is extant.

It was assigned to Perciformes by Fierstine and Stringer (2007), Fierstine et al. (2012), Gottfried et al. (2012) and Bannikov (2014).

Subtaxa
Blochiidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1839Xiphioidei Swainson
2007Xiphioidei Fierstine and Stringer p. 227
2012Xiphioidei Fierstine et al. p. 154
2012Xiphioidei Gottfried et al.
2014Xiphioidei Bannikov p. 30

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
RankNameAuthor
—Osteoglossocephalai
—ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
—Euteleosteomorpha
—NeoteleosteiRosen 1973
—Eurypterygia(Rosen 1973)
—Ctenosquamata
—Acanthomorphata(Rosen 1973)
—Euacanthomorphacea
—Percomorphaceae
—Percomorpharia
orderPerciformesBleeker 1859
suborderXiphioideiSwainson 1839
suborderXiphioideiSwainson 1839

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.

Subor. Xiphioidei Swainson 1839
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G. †Acestrus Agassiz 1845
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†Acestrus elongatus Casier 1966
†Acestrus ornatus Woodward 1901
G. †Blochius Volta 1800
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†Blochius longirostris Volta 1796
†Blochius macropterus de Zigno 1887
†Blochius moorheadi Eastman 1911
G. †Congorhynchus Darteville and Casier 1949
G. †Loancorhynchus Otero 2019
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 21:38:14
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:38:14
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Campanian to the top of the Middle Eocene or 83.50000 to 37.71000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 66.0 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0USA (New Jersey) Congorhynchus elliotti (221052)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Italy Blochius longirostris, Blochius macropterus (94830)
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71Chile Loancorhynchus catrillancai (204548)
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71Uzbekistan Blochiidae indet. (45701 45702)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Egypt Xiphioidei indet. (96952)