Spathochoira, Gracia & Correa-Metrio & Carvalho & Velez-Juarbe & P̆rik & & Kri, 2022

Gracia, Carlos De, Correa-Metrio, Alex, Carvalho, Monica, Velez-Juarbe, Jorge, P ̆ rik, Tom ́ a ̆ s, , Carlos Jarami & Kri, nd Jurgen, 2022, Towards a unifying systematic scheme of fossil and living billfishes (Teleostei, Istiophoridae), Journal of Systematic Palaeontology (2091959) 20 (1), pp. 1-36 : 13

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.1080/14772019.2022.2091959
publication LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:pub::pub:D3D3B15B-36FA-42EB-98AD-FAF369D
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03CA87C4-6F27-8202-FEB1-FB86FECC2088
treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Spathochoira
status	gen. nov.

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Genus † Spathochoira gen. nov.

Type species. † Spathochoira calvertense comb. nov. ( Berry, 1917).

Diagnosis. As for the species by monotypy.

Derivation of name. The taxon name is formed by the combination of the Latin word ‘ spatha ’ meaning ‘sword’ and the Greek word ‘ choiros ’ meaning ‘pig’, because of the characteristic cross-section at 0.5 L ( Fig. 9J), which superficially resembles the nose of a pig in anterior view.

Occurrence. Late Miocene, Eastover Formation, Virginia, USA.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
SubClass	Neopterygii
InfraClass	Teleostei
Order	Perciformes
Family	Istiophoridae

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