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Cardinalis cardinalis (northern cardinal)

Reptilia - Passeriformes - Cardinalidae

Taxonomy
Loxia cardinalis was named by Linnaeus (1758). It is extant.

It was recombined as Richmondena cardinalis by Brodkorb (1959); it was recombined as Cardinalis cardinalis by Clements et al. (2017).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1758Loxia cardinalis Linnaeus p. 172
1959Richmondena cardinalis Brodkorb
2017Cardinalis cardinalis Clements et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
Romeriida
Diapsida()
RankNameAuthor
Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
Crocopoda
ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
Eucrocopoda
Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
Ornithodira
Dinosauromorpha
Dinosauriformes
Dinosauria()
Theropoda()
Tetanurae
Coelurosauria()
Maniraptora
Paraves
classAves
subclassNeornithesGadow 1893
Neognathae(Pycraft 1900)
orderPasseriformesLinnaeus 1758
familyCardinalidaeRidgway 1901
genusCardinalisBonaparte 1838
speciescardinalis()

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.

Cardinalis cardinalis Linnaeus 1758 [northern cardinal]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatiteo
Entire body: yeso
Adult length: 10 to < 100o
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10o
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10o
Architecture: compact or denseo
Ontogeny: accretion, modification of partso
Grouping: solitaryo
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: carnivoresubo
Reproduction: oviparouso
Dispersal: direct/internalo
Dispersal 2: mobileo
Created: 2009-01-03 20:39:15
Modified: 2009-01-03 22:39:15
Source: subo = suborder, o = order
References: Marsh 1875, Benton 1983

Age range: base of the Gelasian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 2.58800 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806USA (Florida) Cardinalis cardinalis (20384)
Irvingtonian1.8 - 0.3USA (Florida) Cardinalis cardinalis (20350 20385)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.126 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Richmondena cardinalis (20571 20595 20636)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (late glacial)0.126 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Cardinalis cardinalis (154722)