Reptilia - Galliformes - Phasianidae
Synonyms: Cupidonia Reichenbach 1852, Pedioecetes Baird 1858
Parent taxon: Phasianidae according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017
See also Hay 1902, Hay 1930, Lambrecht 1933, Miller 1944, Parmalee 1992, Parmalee and Klippel 1982, Schultz and Howard 1935, Shufeldt 1891, Wang et al. 2013, Wetmore 1940 and Wetmore 1956
Sister taxa: Afropavo, Alectoris, Alectoris pliocaena, Bonasa, Centrocercus, Coturnipes, Coturnix, Dendragapus, Falcipennis, Francolinus, Gallus, Lagopus, Litoripes, Lyrurus, Margaroperdix, Meleagris, Miogallus, Miophasianus, Palaeocryptonyx, Palaeortyx, Pavo, Peliperdix, Percolinus, Perdicinae, Perdix, Phasianinae, Phasianus, Pirortyx, Pliogallus, Plioperdix, Pternistis, Rollulinae, Schaubortyx, Scleroptila, Synoicus, Tetrao, Tetraogallus, Tetraoninae, Tetrastes
Subtaxa: Tympanuchus cupido Tympanuchus lulli Tympanuchus pallidicinctus Tympanuchus phasianellus Tympanuchus stirtoni
Type: Tetrao cupido
Ecology: volant granivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Canada (1: Northwest Territories collection), United States (19: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, New Jersey, New Mexico, Ohio, Oregon, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Wyoming)
• Miocene of United States (1: South Dakota)
Total: 21 collections including 26 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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