Genus XIPHACTINUS
Kingdom / Phylum . . . . . . . . Subphylum / Superclass . . . . Class / Subclass / Infraclass Division / Superorder / Order Suborder / Infraorder . . . . . . Superfamily / Family . . . . . . . Subfamily / Genus . . . . . . . . .	Animalia / Chordata Cephalochordata / Gnathostomata Osteichthyes / Actinopterygii / Neopterygii Teleostei / n.a. / Ichthyodectiformes n.a. / n.a. n.a. / Ichthyodectidae n.a. / Xiphactinus
Age: Distribution:	Cretaceous North America, Europe, Australia
Depicted on: Central African Republic, 2013 (position 1 of sheet, fossil and reconstruction) Grenada, 2005 (position 4 of sheet 1) Grenada, Carriacou & Petite Martinique, 2005 (position 4 of sheet 1, as Varnerxiphactinus) Liberia, 2005 (position 3 of sheet 1, sheet margin, M.S. 1 margin) Sao Tome e Principe, 2011 (position 1 of sheet) Sao Tome e Principe, 2020 (positions 2 and 3 of sheet) Solomon Islands, 2013 (M.S. margin) Togo, 2022 (position 4 of sheet) Togo, 2022 (sheet margin, fossil)