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Xiphopterus

Actinopteri

Taxonomy
Xiphopterus was named by Agassiz (1835) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-m-l Sepkoski's reference number: 915].

It was assigned to Scomberoidei by Agassiz (1835); to Beloniformes by Sepkoski (2002); to Acanthomorpha by Carnevale et al. (2014); and to Acanthopterygii by Bannikov (2014).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1835Xiphopterus Agassiz p. 36
2002Xiphopterus Sepkoski
2014Xiphopterus Bannikov p. 30
2014Xiphopterus Carnevale et al. p. 45

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
RankNameAuthor
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
Teleosteomorpha
Teleostei(Müller 1846)
Osteoglossocephalai
ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
Euteleosteomorpha
NeoteleosteiRosen 1973
Eurypterygia(Rosen 1973)
Ctenosquamata
Acanthomorphata(Rosen 1973)
genusXiphopterus

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.

G. †Xiphopterus Agassiz 1835
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Xiphopterus falcatus Volta 1796
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: omnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 20:44:22
Modified: 2009-07-20 22:44:22
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Ypresian or 56.00000 to 47.80000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Italy X. falcatus (94830)