Aves - Charadriiformes - Scolopacidae
Synonyms: Ereunetes Illeger 1811, Erolia, Limicola Koch 1816, Micropalama Baird 1858, Philomachus Merrem 1804
Parent taxon: Scolopacidae according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017
See also Alvarez 1977, Brodkorb 1955, Brodkorb 1963, Campbell 1979, Hay 1930, Howard 1966, Lambrecht 1933, Wetmore 1924, Wetmore 1956 and Wetmore 1962
Sister taxa: Actitis, Arenaria, Bartramia, Calidriinae, Calidrinae, Coenocorypha, Elorius, Eroliinae, Gallinago, Heteroscelus, Limnodromus, Limosa, Limosinae, Lymnocryptes, Numeniinae, Numenius, Nuntius, Palaeotringinae, Paractitis, Parvelorius, Phalaropus, Philohela, Prosobonia, Scolopacinae, Scolopax, Totanus, Tringa, Tringinae, Tryngites, Villetus, Xenus
Subtaxa: Calidris alba Calidris alpina Calidris binagadensis Calidris canutus Calidris falcinellus Calidris ferruginea Calidris fuscicollis Calidris himantopus Calidris mauri Calidris melanotos Calidris minuta Calidris minutilla Calidris pacis Calidris pugnax Calidris pusilla Calidris temminckii Ereunetes rayi Erolia penepusilla Micropalama chapmani Micropalama hesterna
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Antigua and Barbuda (1 collection), Australia (1), Azerbaijan (2), East Timor (1), Ecuador (1), Finland (1), France (2), Greece (2), Greenland (3), Italy (3), Jordan (1), Mexico (2), Peru (1), the Russian Federation (2), Spain (3), the United Kingdom (2), United States (14: California, Florida, Oregon, Virginia, Wyoming), Venezuela (1)
• Pliocene of United States (2: Florida, North Carolina)
• Hemphillian of Mexico (1), United States (1: Florida)
• Miocene of United States (1: Florida)
Total: 48 collections including 67 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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